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In the 2017 port of Amsterdam it has established the own new record traffic anniversary
Tons of cargos (+2.5% are enlivened 81,3 million)
January 22, 2018
In the 2017 port of Amsterdam it has established the own new record anniversary of traffic of the goods having enlivened 81,3 million loads, with a progression of +2.5% on the 2016 and with an increase of +1.9% on the previous record recorded in 2014 with the 79,8 million one tons. Last year the import traffic has been pairs to 50,9 million tons (+4%) and that of export to 30,4 million tons (0%).
The marked total increment in 2017 is determined mainly by the rise of the oil traffic that is piled to 44,4 million tons (+4%) and by that of the agricultural bulk that has been pairs to 8,3 million tons (+5%). Down instead the other liquid bulk with 2,2 million tons (- 27%). Bending also of the coal traffic with 15,8 million tons (- 3%), while the other bulk sand banks is increased of +12% 8,1 million to tons. In the field of the container the traffic has been of 600 thousand tons with a handling of containers pairs to 56.191 teu, analogous figures to those recorded in 2016. In the segment of the rotabili the traffic is increased of +11% 1,9 million to tons.
Last year the new record of traffic of the entire harbour system of Amsterdam is obtained also, that it is composed of the ports of call of Amsterdam, Ijmuiden, Beverwijk and Zaanstad, that has enlivened for the first time beyond 100 million tons having reached a volume of 100,8 million tons that is advanced to the precedence marked record also it in 2014 with the 97,7 million one tons.
In the 2017 in the single port of Ijmuiden traffic it has been of 18,5 million tons (+7%), in that of Beverwijk of 800 thousand tons (+6%) and in the port of Zaanstad of 300 thousand tons (+35%).
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