September record for the port of Barcelona



Last month the port of Barcelona has enlivened beyond 5,1 million tons of goods, volume that the new record of traffic enlivened from the port of call and an increment of +32.6% regarding 3,9 million tons enlivened to september a 2016 let alone increase of +21.0% represents in September record of compared to the previous 4,2 million tons established to september 2007.

The new peak of september is generated mainly by the new record for the month of the containerized trade, that he has turned out such is in terms of weight with almost 2,6 million tons is in terms of enlivened containers from 20 ' with 266 thousand teu, figures that are advanced respective of +44.6% and of +37.7% regarding those of the september the 2016 (precedence record was obtained to september 2007 with 2,0 million goods containerized and handling of 216 thousand teu).

Last month they have turned out in increase also the liquid bulk traffics, with a total of 1,2 million tons (+47.3%) of which 948 thousand tons of hydrocarbons (+49.3%) and 278 thousand tons of other cargos (+41.0%), and those of solid bulk, that they have totaled 411 thousand tons (+25.6%).

Handling of new motors vehicle of factory instead is diminished of the -9,3% coming down to 63 thousand vehicles and down it has turned out also the conventional traffic of goods that has attested to 915 thousand tons (- 1.5%).

Last month in the segment of the passengers the traffic has been of 487 thousand people (+5.5%), of which 342 thousand crocieristi (+2.6%) and 145 thousand fleeting of ferries (+13.0%).

In the first nine months of the 2017 Spanish port it has enlivened altogether 44,5 million tons of goods, with a progression of +22.9% on the same period last year. In the field of the goods conventional the total has been of 30,6 million tons (+28.0%), of which 22,1 million containerized tons of goods (+40.2%) pairs to 2.211.708 teu (+31.0% realized with a handling of containers) and 8,5 million conventional tons of goods (+4.4%). Handling of new cars is piled to 618 thousand unit (- 8.8%). The liquid bulk is increased of +19.1% 10,7 million to tons, of which 8,6 million tons of hydrocarbons (+20.8%) and 2,0 million tons of other liquid bulk (+12.1%), while the bulk sand banks is dropped of -3,2% to the 3,2 million one tons.

In the first nine months of this year the passengers have been 3,2 million (+2.7%), of which 2,0 million crocieristi (- 1.9%) and 1,2 million passengers of ferries (+11.4%).