Quarterly decrease of the -2,0% of the traffic in the container terminal of the Eurokai group



In the first three months of this year the harbour terminals that are under responsibility of the German group Eurokai have enlivened a traffic of the container pairs altogether to 3,6 million teu, with a decrease of the -2,0% regarding the first trimester of 2016.

The single terminals of the group in the German ports, that they are managed by the Eurogate, joint venture 50:50 between Eurokai and compatriot BLG, have enlivened 1,9 million teu, with a decided contraction of the -10,7% respect to beyond 2,1 million teu in the first three months last year. In the port of Bremerhaven 23.5%) and in the port of Wilhelmshaven 80 thousand teu (- 39.2% are enlivened less than 1,4 million teu (- 2.5%), in the port of Amburgo 475 thousand teu (-).

In increase, instead, the containerized trade enlivened in the situated terminals of the group in the Italian ports that are operated by the Contship Italy, society participated to 66.6% from Eurokai and 33.4% from Eurogate. Altogether they are enlivened beyond 1,2 million teu, with an increment of +2.6% regarding the first three months of 2016. In the first trimester of this year the Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT), that it manages the entire containerized trade of the port of Gioia Tauro, has enlivened 666 thousand teu (+1.0%). In the port of the La Spezia branch Container Terminal (LSCT) has enlivened 312 thousand teu (+18.0%) and in the port of Cagliari the branch Cagliari International Container Terminal (CICT) 148 thousand teu (- 15.3%). In Salerno Container Terminal (SCT) of the port of Salerno +9.8%) and in the port of Ravenna are enlivened 72 thousand teu (the Terminal Container Ravenna (TCR) have enlivened 45 thousand teu (- 5.4%).

The other terminals of the group have enlivened a traffic pairs to 440 thousand teu, with an emphasized increase of +40.9% on the first trimester of the 2016 that is consequence is of the acquisition in the course of 2016 of the management of the Cypriot port of Limassol ( on 26 April 2016), where in the first trimester of the 2017 they are enlivened 64 thousand teu, it is of the increase of the traffic in the other terminals. In particular, in the Moroccan port of Tanger Med +20.2% are enlivened 309 thousand teu (), in the portuguese port of Lisbon 47 thousand teu (+32.1%) and in the Russian port of Ust-Luga 20 thousand teu (+4.1%).