Independent journal on economy and transport policy
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Last month the traffic of the goods in the port of Barcelona has grown of +50.6%
Crocieristi down of -17,5%
March 20, 2017
Last month the port of Barcelona has enlivened a traffic of the goods pairs to 5,0 million tons, with an increment of +50.6% regarding 3,4milioni of tons enlivened in February 2016 that are generated mainly by the diverted volumes of traffic on the Catalan port from other Spanish ports of call, in particular from Valencia, in which the activity it has recorded a decrease because of the manifestations of protest for the introduction of the bill on the harbour job that last week is rejected by the parliament ( on 17 March 2017).
Last month the single traffic of the goods several is piled almost 3,4 million tons (+47.0%), of which 2,6 million containerized tons of goods (+66.3%) pairs to 243.645 teu (+49.2%) and 831 thousand totaled with a handling of containers conventional tons of goods. (+8.4%). The traffic of the solid bulk has grown of +25.6% to 294 thousand tons and that of the liquid bulk is increased of +68.4% 1,3 million to tons, of which 1,2 million tons of hydrocarbons (+92.4%) and 179 thousand tons of other cargos liquids (- 7.2%).
Down, instead, the total traffic of the passengers that has attested to 115 thousand unit (- 6.7%), of which 70 thousand crocieristi (- fleeting 17.5%) and 45 thousand of ferries (+17.0%).
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Last month the port of Barcelona has enlivened a traffic of the goods pairs to 5,0 million tons, with an increment of +50.6% regarding 3,4milioni of tons enlivened in February 2016 that are generated mainly by the diverted volumes of traffic on the Catalan port from other Spanish ports of call, in particular from Valencia, in which the activity it has recorded a decrease because of the manifestations of protest for the introduction of the bill on the harbour job that last week is rejected by the parliament 
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
