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In the third trimester of this year of traffic of the goods in the port of Antwerp it is increased of +2.6%
In increase the goods several and the liquid bulk. Decrease of the bulk sand banks
October 21, 2016
In the third trimester of the 2016 volume of traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Antwerp it has grown of +2.6% being piled to 53,3 million tons regarding 52,0 million tons in the period luiglio-september last year. The goods in container is increased of +3.2% going up to 28,9 million tons, volume totaled with a container handling pairs to 2,5 million teu (+3.3%). In rise also the goods conventional and the rotabili that have attested respective 2,5 million to tons (+1.9%) and 1,0 million tons (+2.4%). In increase pure the liquid bulk, that pairs to 17,0 million tons (+3.4% have been), while the solid bulk is diminished of -5,3% to the 3,2 million one tons.
In the first nine months of this year the traffic total has been of 161,7 million tons, with a progression of +3.3% regarding 156,5 million tons in corresponds period of 2015. The containerized trade has turned out pairs to 88,6 million tons (+3.7%) and is realized with a handling of containers pairs to beyond 7,5 million teu (+4.0%). In light bending (- 0.5%) the goods conventional, come down to 7,3 million tons, so as the goods ro-ro, diminished of -1,9% to the 3,4 million one tons, and the solid bulk, be attested to 9,3 million tons (- 11.6%), between which 1,5 million tons of minerals (- 16.9%), 2,6 million tons of fertilizers (- 3.7%) and 1,0 million tons of sands and gravels (- 20.1%). The total volume of the liquid bulk, instead, is gone up of +6.7% to 53,1 million tons, of which 3,4 million tons of crude oil (+1.0%) and 39,0 million tons of producing oil (+10.3%).
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