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To August the traffic of the goods in the port of Barcelona is increased of +11.8%
In the first eight months of the 2016 tons (+6.7% are enlivened 32,2 million)
September 16, 2016
Last month the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Barcelona has recorded an increment of +11.8% generated from the increase of the volumes enlivened in all the main fields of activity of the Catalan port of call. Altogether tons of cargos regarding less are enlivened 3,9 million than 3,5 million in August 2015.
In the field of the goods several the total has been of 2,5 million tons (+9.3%), of which 1,7 million containerized tons of goods (+11.2%) pairs to 193.657 teu (+16.7%) and 804 thousand realized with a handling of containers conventional tons of goods (+5.4%). Handling of automobiles has been of 614 thousand vehicles (+8.3%).
In the section of the bulk the total has been of 980 thousand tons (+6.8%), of which 776 thousand tons of liquid bulk (+7.3%) and 204 thousand tons of solid bulk (+4.8%).
The traffic of the passengers has been of 647 thousand unit, with an increase of +4.1% on generated August 2015 from the increase of +8.5% of the crocieristi (365 thousand) and from the bending of the -1,2% of the passengers of the ferries (282 thousand).
In the first eight months of the 2016 port it has enlivened a total of 32,2 million tons of goods, with a progression of +6.7% regarding 30,2 million tons in the period January-August last year.
The several goods has been attested 21,2 million to tons (+8.1%), of which 13,9 million tons of goods in container (+12.7%) pairs to 1.488.130 teu (+15.1% totaled with a handling of containers) and 7,2 million conventional tons of goods (+0.2%).
The traffic of the liquid bulk is piled to 8,1 million tons (+3.2%), of which 6,5 million tons of hydrocarbons (+8.6%) and 1,6 million tons of other cargos liquids (- 13.8%). The volume of the bulk has been pairs to 2,9 million tons (+6.5%).
In the first eight months of this year the passengers have been 2,7 million (+7.2%), of which 1,7 million crocieristi (+6.7%) and 963 thousand fleeting of ferries (+8.0%).
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Last month the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Barcelona has recorded an increment of +11.8% generated from the increase of the volumes enlivened in all the main fields of activity of the Catalan port of call. Altogether tons of cargos regarding less are enlivened 3,9 million than 3,5 million in August 2015.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
