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In the first nine months of this year the traffic of the goods in the ports of Tunisia is diminished of -4,7%
Increase of the goods several. Down the bulk
November 17, 2017
In the first nine months of this year the ports of Tunisia have enlivened altogether 21,6 million tons of goods, with a contraction of the -4,7% regarding 22,6 million tons in the correspondent period of 2016. The traffic to the disembarkation is diminished of the -1,9% and is piled to 14,3 million tons, while that to the boarding is dropped of -9,8% to the 7,3 million one tons.
Totally the traffic of the goods several has been attested 6,3 million to tons (+3.9%), of which 3,2 million containerized tons of goods (+6.0%) pairs to 358 thousand teu (- 2.9% totaled with a container handling). The volume of traffic of the rotabili is come down of -5,0% at less than the 1,4 million one tons, traffic that in terms of average units ro-ro is diminished of the -59,5% to 101 thousand. Handling of new cars has grown of +0.6% to 243 thousand vehicles.
In the segment of the liquid bulk the hydrocarbon traffic has been pairs almost 7,1 million tons (- 11.3%) and that of other cargos liquids to 810 thousand tons (- 29.5%). In the field of the solid bulk the traffic of cereals has been pairs to 3,4 million tons (- 1.5%) and that of the other solid bulk to 4,0 million tons (- 8.0%).
The traffic of the passengers of the ferries has been of 633 thousand people (- 11.9%).
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