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To February the trend of increase of the traffic has been interrupted goods in the port of Barcelona
Last month they are enlivened beyond 4,9 million tons of cargos (- 1.2%)
March 15, 2018
After 13 consecutive months of increase of the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Barcelona, rise that in last the seven months has become a lot consisting, to February 2018 this trend has an interruption quickly. Last month, in fact, the Catalan port of call has enlivened beyond 4,9 million tons of goods, with a bending of -1,2% regarding the 5,0 million one tons in February 2017.
The traffic of the goods several has remained stable to 3,9 million tons, of which 2,5 million containerized tons of goods (- 1.3%) totaled with a handling of containers pairs to 247 thousand teu (+1.2%), included 88 thousand teu which reshipped (- 0.7%), and 859 thousand conventional tons of goods (+3.9%). Handling of new cars of factory has been of 65 thousand unit (+10.8%.
In the field of the bulk, to the increase of +22.4% of cargos it dry, than tons have been attested to 359 thousand, have made reply a decrease of the -9,2% of cargos liquids come down to 1,2 million tons, of which 1,0 million tons of hydrocarbons (- 12.5%) and 202 thousand tons of other bulk (+12.2%).
In the section of the passengers the traffic has been of 140 thousand people (+24.1%), of which 48 thousand in the segment of ferries (+6.9%) and 92 thousand in that of cruises (+35.5%).
In the first two months of the 2018 port it has enlivened a total of 10,5 million tons of goods, with an increment of +21.9% on the same period last year. The goods several is piled almost 7,1 million tons (+20.9%), of which 5,4 million tons of containerized cargos (+25.5%) realized with a container handling pairs to 514 thousand teu (+21.3%), included 197 thousand teu in modality transhipment (+54.2%), and 1,7 million conventional tons of goods. The traffic of new cars has been of 126 thousand vehicles (+11.4%).
In increase the solid bulk with 797 thousand tons (+62.1%) so as the liquid bulk that has been pairs to 2,6 million tons (+15.9%), of which 2,2 million tons of hydrocarbons (+18.2%) and 387 thousand tons of other cargos (+4.4%).
In the section of the passengers the traffic has been of 291 thousand people (+31.3%), of which 108 thousand of fleeting crocieristi ferries (+11.4%) and 183 thousand (+46.7%).
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After 13 consecutive months of increase of the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Barcelona, rise that in last the seven months has become a lot consisting, to February 2018 this trend has an interruption quickly. Last month, in fact, the Catalan port of call has enlivened beyond 4,9 million tons of goods, with a bending of -1,2% regarding the 5,0 million one tons in February 2017.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
