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In according to trimester of this year traffic in the port of Rotterdam it is diminished of -6,2%
Solid and liquid bulk down respective of the -15,7% and -5,5%. Container -0,7%
July 21, 2016
If in the first trimester of this year the volume of traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Rotterdam has remained stable, being piled almost 117 million tons ( on 20 April 2016), in the quarter next it has recorded a decrease of the -6,2% about having been turned out pairs to beyond 112 million tons regarding almost 117 million tons in according to trimester of 2015.
The Harbour Authority of Rotterdam has announced that the traffic enlivened from the Dutch port of call in the first half of 2016 is diminished of -3,0%. In fact tons of cargos regarding more are enlivened 229 million than 236 million in the first six months of 2015, period - it has remembered the authority - in which the traffic it had totaled an increment of +6.8% on the first semester of 2014.
In the first semester of this year the solid bulk and those liquid have shown decreases pairs respective to -9,9% and -1,1% attesting to 39 million tons and 113 million tons. If altogether the goods several has marked a bending of -2,1% coming down the almost 77 million one tons, the single containerized trade, which counted in container from 20 ' (teu), has turned out down of the -2,3% being is pairs to about 6,1 million teu.
In the second solo trimester of the 2016 contraction of the volumes of solid bulk and liquid bulk has turned out more emphasized and pairs respective to -15,7% and -5,5% with totals of beyond 18 million and 55 million tons. Unchanged the trend of the reduction of goods several (- 2.0%) with a total of 39 million tons and a handling of containers that has been pairs to about 3,1 million teu (- 0.7%).
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