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the port of Antwerp has established the own new record of relative traffic to the first trimester
the containers have been pairs to 2.480.932 teu (+0.7%)
April 18, 2017
In the first trimester of this year the port of Antwerp has enlivened 54,3 million tons of goods, volume that constitutes the new record of enlivened traffic from the Belgian harbour port of call in the first trimester of the year being advanced of +1.5% compared to the previous record established in the first trimester of 2016. Moreover the total of the goods enlivened in the first three months of 2017 only turns out inferior to the marked quarterly absolute record in according to trimester of 2016 with the 55,0 million one tons.
It is the containerized trade to have hauled the increase of the traffic in the first three months of 2017. The field, with 29,7 million tons, has recorded the greater volume of traffic enlivened in the first trimester of the year and an increment of +2% about regarding the first three months of 2016 when the precedence was established record. In terms of container from 20 ' (teu) the traffic has been pairs to 2.480.932 teu (+0.7%).
In the section of the rotabili the traffic has been pairs to 1,2 million tons, with a progression of +5.3% on the first trimester last year. Handling of new cars of factory has been of 316.988 vehicles (+2.8%). In the segment of the goods conventional tons (+8.3% are totaled almost 2,6 million), of which 2,1 million tons of iron worker (+14.7%).
In increase also the traffic of the solid bulk that is piled to beyond 3,1 million tons, with a +6.7% mainly generated from the rise of the imports of minerals and coal.
Down, instead, the liquid bulk that with 17,6 million tons has turned out inferior of the -1,2% regarding the first trimester of 2016, bending that is determined above all by the decrease of the -4,2% of the oil produced ones.
In the first three months of the 2016 port of Antwerp it is climbed by 3.505 ships (- 0.8%) for a total of 99,7 million tonnage (+3.3%).
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In the first trimester of this year the port of Antwerp has enlivened 54,3 million tons of goods, volume that constitutes the new record of enlivened traffic from the Belgian harbour port of call in the first trimester of the year being advanced of +1.5% compared to the previous record established in the first trimester of 2016. Moreover the total of the goods enlivened in the first three months of 2017 only turns out inferior to the marked quarterly absolute record in according to trimester of 2016 with the 55,0 million one tons.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
