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The port of Rotterdam has closed the first trimester with a decrease of the -1,2% of the traffic
Increase of the container. Bending of the other goods several, the solid bulk and the crude oil
April 19, 2018
In the first trimester of this year the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Rotterdam is diminished of the -1,2% being piled to 117,8 million tons regarding 119,3 million tons in the first three months of 2017. The bending is mainly generated by the decrease of the bulk sand banks and the traffic of crude oil.
In the field of the container the total has been of 35,9 million tons, with an increment of +4.6%. In terms of container from 20 ' (teu) enlivened the traffic it has been pairs to 3,5 million teu (+6.1%). The other goods several is piled to altogether 7,2 million tons (- 4.7%), of which 5,8 million tons of rotabili (+0.8%) and 1,4 million conventional tons of goods (- 22.2%).
The traffic of the liquid bulk has been attested 55,9 million to tons (+0.5%), of which 25,4 million tons of crude oil (- 4.5%), 22,8 million tons of producing oil (to +4.8%) and 700 thousand tons of natural gas which liquified (+210.0%).
In the field of the solid bulk tons (- 13.6% are enlivened 18,8 million). The minerals and scrap are diminished of -9,3% to the 7,1 million one tons and more important it has been decrease (- 19.0%) of the coal traffic, that it is come down to 6,5 million tons. Contraction also of the agricultural bulk volumes (2,6 million tons, -8,2%) and of the other solid bulk (2,4 million tons, -20,4%).
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In the first trimester of this year the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Rotterdam is diminished of the -1,2% being piled to 117,8 million tons regarding 119,3 million tons in the first three months of 2017. The bending is mainly generated by the decrease of the bulk sand banks and the traffic of crude oil.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
