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To July the port of Barcelona has marked the new record absolute salary of traffic
Nuovo historical peak in the segment of the container
September 4, 2017
Last July the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Barcelona has recorded a rise of +23.4% being is pairs almost 5,7 million tons, total that represents the new record absolute salary of traffic of the Catalan port of call, regarding 4,6 million tons enlivened in the month of July of 2016. The precedence record was established in May 2017 with 5,4 million tons.
In the field of the goods several the total has been of 4,0 million tons (+27.1%), with the containerized trade that has marked the new record absolute salary with 3,0 million containerized tons of goods (+37.1%) and with a handling of containers pairs to 290 thousand teu (+31.2%), while the goods conventional pairs at less than 1,1 million tons (+5.7% have been). Handling of new cars has been of 75 thousand vehicles (- 9.6%)
In increase also the volumes of traffic of the bulk, with cargos buckets that have totaled 320 thousand tons (+11.2%) and those liquids that have been attested 1,3 million to tons (+16.1%), of which 1,1 million tons of hydrocarbons (+12.0%) and 244 thousand tons of other liquid bulk (+38.3%).
In the segment of the passengers the traffic has been of 359 thousand people (- 4.6%), of which 318 thousand crocieristi (- fleeting 12.0%) and 221 thousand of ferries (+8.7%).
In the first seven months of the 2017 Catalan port has enlivened a total of 33,8 million tons, with an increment of +19.3% regarding 28,4 million tons in the January-July period last year. The goods several is piled to 23,5 million tons (+25.5%), of which 16,7 million tons of goods in container (+36.3%) with a handling of containers pairs to 1.655.964 teu (+27.9%) and 6,8 million conventional tons of goods (+4.8%). Handling of new motor vehicles has been of 511 thousand unit (- 8.8%). In the section of the solid bulk tons (- 5.0%) and in that of the liquid bulk are enlivened 2,4 million 8,0 million tons (+11.7%), of which 6,5 million tons of hydrocarbons (+13.6%) and 1,5 million tons of other cargo types (+4.3%).
In the first seven months of this year the traffic of the passengers has been of 2,1 million unit (+2.6%), of which 1,3 million crocieristi (- 1.7%) and 758 thousand fleeting of ferries (+11.3%).
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Last July the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Barcelona has recorded a rise of +23.4% being is pairs almost 5,7 million tons, total that represents the new record absolute salary of traffic of the Catalan port of call, regarding 4,6 million tons enlivened in the month of July of 2016. The precedence record was established in May 2017 with 5,4 million tons.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
