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the port of Valencia has closed the 2016 with new records of traffic total, container and passengers
the harbour system of Valencia, Sagunto and Gandía has enlivened 4.722.273 teu (+2.3%)
January 24, 2017
The port of Valencia has closed the 2016 with three new records of traffic anniversary relatively to the total volume of the goods enlivened from the Spanish port of call, to the single containerized trade and the traffic of the passengers, new peaks that have exceeded those reached in the year precedence.
Last year the port has enlivened a total of 64,4 million tons of goods, with a progression of +1.6% regarding 63,3 million tons in 2015. The traffic of the container has been pairs to 53,2 million tons (+2.5%), quota record that is which counted such even if in container teu enlivened (4.660.947 teu, +1.8%). The other main types of traffic instead have turned out down: the liquid bulk and those solid ones are diminished respective of the -5,1% and of -10,6% coming down to 1,2 million and the 1,3 million one conventional tons and decreasing they have turned out also the goods that have totaled 8,1 million tons (- 0.2%).
In the 2016 traffic of the passengers she has been of 908 thousand people (+21.4%), of which 403 thousand crocieristi (+7.7%) and 505 thousand fleeting of regular lines (+35.2%).
Altogether last year the entire managed harbour system from the Harbour Authority of Valencia, that it is constituted by the ports of call of Valencia, Sagunto and Gandía, has enlivened a volume record of 71,3 million tons of goods (+1.7%). The traffic of the container has turned out pairs to a total record of 4.722.273 teu (+2.3%). The container in transit has been pairs to 2.510.857 teu (+0.1%) while those to the boarding have been attested to 1.105.438 teu (+5.0%), of which full 853,380 teu (+4.7%) and empty 252,058 teu (+5.7%), and the container to the disembarkation to 1.105.978 teu (+5.0%), of which full 618,154 teu (+8.5%) and empty 487,824 teu (+1.0%).
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