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Traffic of the goods down in the port of Singapore
To July tons (- 4.4% are enlivened 47,8 million)
August 16, 2016
Last month the port of Singapore has enlivened a traffic of 47,8 million tons of goods, with a decrease of -4,4% regarding the almost 50,0 million one tons in July 2015. The containerized trade is piled to 26,8 million tons (- 2.7%) totaled with a handling of containers pairs to 2.571.300 teu (+0.7%). The traffic of the goods conventional has been attested 2,0 million to tons (- 17.4%). In the field of the bulk they have turned out down is the oil traffic, that it is piled to 17,7 million tons (- 4.4%), than that of the other cargo types, that it has been pairs to 1,2 million tons (- 13.3%).
In the first seven months of this year the total traffic has been of 343,0 million tons, in increase of +0.4% regarding 342 million tons in the January-July period of 2015. The containerized cargos have been pairs to 190,2 million tons (- 3.9%) realized with a container handling pairs to 17.752.700 teu (- 4.3%). The goods conventional pairs to 15,3 million tons (- 13.6% have been). The oil traffic is increased of +12.0% 127,9 million to tons, while the other bulk is diminished of -12,4% to the 9,5 million one tons.
The Suez Canal Authority has announced that it will introduce surcharges on transit tariffs through the Egyptian canal for most major cargo vessels, effective July 15.
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