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In the 2016 traffic goods in the port of Barcelona it has grown of +3.4% and in that of Algeciras of +4.7%
The port of call Andalusian has established record of traffic in the segments of the conventional container and the goods, that Catalan in the passengers and in the car
January 31, 2017
Last year the port of Barcelona has enlivened 47,5 million tons of goods, with an increment of +3.4% on 2015. In the segment of the goods several the total has been of 31,7 million tons (+7.5%), of which 20,9 million containerized tons of goods (+11.8%) that pairs to 2.236.960 teu (+14.5% are totaled with a container handling) - of which 1,8 million teu in import-export (+8.7%) and 432 thousand teu in transit (+46.9%) - and 10,7 million not containerized tons of goods (0%). The traffic of new cars has recorded the new record historical anniversary being enlivened 916,834 vehicles (+4.0%). In the section of the liquid bulk the traffic is diminished of -5,1% to the 11,4 million one tons, of which 9,0 million tons of hydrocarbons (- 1.9%) and 2,4 million tons of other cargos (- 15.5%), while in the field of the solid bulk the decrease more is contained being enlivened beyond 4,4 million tons (- 0.8%).
In the 2016 Catalan port it has established also the own new record in the segment of the passengers with a traffic of beyond 3,9 million people (+6.7%), of which almost 2,7 million crocieristi (+5.6%) and 1,3 million passengers of ferries (+9.2%).
Last year the other Spanish port of Algeciras has enlivened a traffic total of the goods that has reached the new historical maximum for the port of call Andalusian having been is pairs to 102,8 million tons, in increase of +4.7% record of compared to the previous 98,2 million tons established in 2015. The new supremacy is generated by the historical record of the containerized trade, that it is piled to 60,1 million tons (+8.4% on the record marked in 2015) and is realized with a handling record of 4.759.555 teu (+5.4%). A record is reached also in the segment of the goods conventional with 7,6 million tons, with an increase of +7.0% regarding the record of 7,1 million tons established in 2015. In the field of the liquid bulk the traffic has been pairs to 27,3 million tons (- 0.1%) and in that of the bulk sand banks to 1,8 million tons (- 16.5%).
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