Independent journal on economy and transport policy
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Stable the traffic of the goods in the port of Barcelona to september
In increase goods several (+12.9%) and solid bulk (+8.5%). Decrease of the -30,1% of the liquid bulk
October 18, 2016
Last month the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Barcelona has remained stable being piled to 3,9 million tons, analogous volume to that totaled in September 2015. Such result is yields of the several increments of +12.9% of the goods, than they have been attested 2,7 million to tons of which 1,8 million tons of cargos in container (+18.7%) and 929 thousand conventional tons of goods (+3.1%), and of +8.5% of the bulk sand banks, that tons are piled to 376 thousand, that they have compensated the decrease of the -30,1% of the liquid bulk, come down to 824 thousand tons of which 635 thousand tons of hydrocarbons (- 30.1%) and 190 thousand tons of other cargos liquids (- 4.4%).
In the field of the passengers the traffic has turned out in increase of +14.1% being is pairs to 464 thousand people, of which 335 thousand crocieristi (+14.1%) and 129 thousand fleeting of ferries (+9.7%).
In the first nine months of the 2016 Catalan port it has enlivened altogether 36,2 million tons of goods, with an increase of +6.7% regarding 34,2 million tons in the correspondent period last year. The goods several is piled to a total of 23,9 million tons (+8.6%), of which 15,8 million tons of containerized cargos (+13.3%) realized with a container handling pairs to 1.686.424 teu (+16.2%) of which 294,471 in transfer (+48.4%) and 8,2 million conventional tons of goods (+0.5%). Handling of new motors vehicle of factory has been of 677 thousand unit (+6.9%). The solid bulk is increased of +6.7% 3,3 million to tons, while the total volume of the liquid bulk is diminished of -1,1% to the 8,9 million one tons, of which 7,1 million tons of hydrocarbons (+2.4%) and 1,8 million tons of other liquid bulk (- 12.9%).
In the first nine months of this year the passengers have been almost 3,2 million (+8.1%), of which 2,1 million in the segment of cruises (+8.1%) and 1,1 million in that of ferries (+8.2%).
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