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To March the port of Singapore has established the own new record absolute salary of containerized trade
The new maximum peak also relatively to the first trimester of the year
April 13, 2018
In the first three months of the 2018 port of Singapore it has established the own new record of traffic of the goods relative to the first trimester of the year having had enlivened altogether 155,6 million tons, with an increment of +2.1% regarding the first trimester of 2017 when the precedence was obtained record with 152,5 million tons.
The new quarterly maximum peak is reached thanks to the new record of containerized trade enlivened in the first three months of the year, that he has been such is in terms of weight, with 89,8 million tons enlivened, is counting the traffic based on the unit of measurement constituted from the container from 20 ' (teu), that has turned out pairs to 8.864.600 teu, with increments respective of +10.2% and +16.5% on the first trimester of 2017 (the precedence records were achieved in the first trimester of 2015 with 84,9 million tons and 8.124.900 teu).
If the containerized trade has reached new peaks, in the other fields a decrease of the activity is recorded. In the first trimester of this year the traffic of the goods conventional is diminished of -4,8% coming down to the 6,1 million one tons. Bending also of the bulk, with the oil traffic that has been attested 55,5 million to tons (- 7.7%) and that of the other bulk types that have totaled 4,2 million tons (- 4.4%).
In the single freedom of expression of the 2018 Asian port it has enlivened a total of 53,5 million tons of goods that represents the new record of the port of call for this month and an increase of +0.8% on March 2017 when the precedence was recorded record. Also in this case the new maximum peak is obtained thanks to the field of the container, that it has March 2018 has marked the new record absolute historical salary having been enlivened beyond 31,6 million tons with a container handling pairs to 3.048.800 teu, with increases respective of +8.0% and +13.3% on March 2017. The precedence record absolute salaries was established to May 2017 with 31,4 million containerized tons of goods and to January 2018 with 2.992.900 teu.
Last month in the segment of the goods conventional the traffic has been of 2,5 million tons, with a contraction of the -1,9% on March 2017. Moreover the oil bulk has been attested 17,9 million to tons (- 9.1%) and those of other type at less than 1,4 million tons (- 7.0%).
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