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Last month the port of Singapore has enlivened 52,6 million tons of goods (+2.5%)
the container has been pairs to 2.722.500 teu (+7.7%)
May 15, 2017
Last month the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Singapore is increased of piled +2.5% being to 52,6 million tons regarding 51,3 million enlivened tons in April 2016. The containerized trade has been attested 28,7 million to tons (+6.0%) and is realized with a handling of containers pairs to 2.722.500 teu (+7.7%). In decided increase also the goods conventional, that they have totaled 3,9 million tons (+63.9%), and the not oil bulk, you attest yourself to 1,6 million tons (+23.3%), while the oil traffic has recorded a bending of -10,4% coming down to the 18,4 million one tons.
In the first quadrimestre of the 2017 Asian port it has enlivened a traffic of the goods total pairs to 205,1 million tons, with a progression of +6.0% regarding 193,4 million tons in the January-April period last year. The containerized cargos are increased of +2.7% 110,2 million to tons and handling of the container has been pairs to 10.334.600 teu (+4.2%). In the segment of the goods conventional the traffic has grown of +15.3% to 10,3 million tons. In increase also the bulk, with those oil ones that is added to 78,6 million tons (+9.8%) and those of other type that tons (+6.7% have totaled almost 6,0 million).
The Suez Canal Authority has announced that it will introduce surcharges on transit tariffs through the Egyptian canal for most major cargo vessels, effective July 15.
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