Independent journal on economy and transport policy
04:37 GMT+1
This page has been automatically translated by Original news
To september the traffic of the container enlivened from the port of Long Beach is diminished of -16,6%
the port of call accusation the impact of the crisis of the Hanjin, than in the port American generated a traffic pairs to 12.3% of the total
October 13, 2016
Last month the traffic of the container enlivened from the port of Long Beach is diminished of the -16,6% coming down to 547 thousand teu regarding 656 thousand teu enlivened in September 2015. The harbour authority of the Californian port of call has evidenced that the decrease is determined by the effect of the crisis of the company of South Korean navigation Hanjin Shipping, than in the port American generated a traffic pairs to 12.3% about of the containerized volumes totals. The authority has specified that the contraction is determined not solo from the reduction of the ports of call of the ships of the Hanjin, but also from the absence of the container of the South Korean company on the ships operated from alliance CKYHE, that Container Lines (COSCON is formed by the Hanjin with companies COSCO), Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ("K" Linens), Yang Ming Line and Evergreen Line.
Last month it disembarks to it and it embarks it of container full in the port of Long Beach are piled respective to 283 teu (- 15.0%) and 120 thousand teu (- 4.2%), while handling of empty containers has been attested to 143 thousand teu (- 27.2%).
In the first nine months of the 2016 harbour port of call American has enlivened altogether beyond 5,1 million teu, with a bending of -4,6% regarding the 5,4 million one teu in the period January-september last year. The container full to the disembarkation and the boarding pairs respective to 2,6 million teu (- 4.1%) and 1,2 million teu (+1.1%) and the container empty to 1,3 million teu (- 9.9% have been).
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail
VAT number: 03532950106
Press Reg.: nr 33/96 Genoa Court
Editor in chief: Bruno Bellio No part may be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher