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New semiannual historical record of containerized trade enlivened from the port of Singapore
In the first six months of the 2018 total it has been of 183,0 million tons (+6.9%)
July 13, 2018
Last month the port of Singapore has enlivened 51,5 million tons of goods, volume that total for the month of june recorded from the harbour port of call represents the new record of traffic and that it constitutes an increment of +1.0% regarding june 2017 when was established the precedence record with almost 51,0 million tons.
The new peak for the june month is reached thanks to the record of traffic for this month of the goods containerized that is piled to 30,8 million tons (+4.2%) and is totaled with a handling of containers pairs to 3.058.600 teu (+8.4%). In June 2018 have turned out in increase also the traffic of the goods conventional that has been attested 2,2 million to tons (+19.0%), while it is diminished is the oil traffic that of the other bulk types that have been pairs respective to 17,2 million tons (- 3.9%) and 1,3 million tons (- 23.3%).
In the first semester of the 2018 port of Singapore it has enlivened altogether 312,8 million tons of cargos, with a progression of +0.8% on the first six months last year. In the segment of the container it is marked the new absolute semiannual record of traffic with a total pairs to 183,0 million tons, with an increase of +6.9% regarding the first half of 2017 and with an increase of beyond 2,4 million tons compared to the previous established historical peak in the second half of the year of 2014. Absolute the semiannual record of traffic of the container is such also in terms of container from 20 ' (teu) enlivened that they have turned out pairs to 18.021.300 teu, with a rise of +11.6% regarding the first semester of the 2017 and with an increment of 505 thousand teu compared to the previous record recorded in the second half of the year last year with 17.516.700 teu.
In the first six months of the 2018 traffic of the goods conventional it has been of 12,4 million tons (- 12.5%). Oil bulk and bulk of other types have shown decrease respective of the -5,7% and -10,8% coming down to 109,0 million and the 8,3 million one tons.
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Last month the port of Singapore has enlivened 51,5 million tons of goods, volume that total for the month of june recorded from the harbour port of call represents the new record of traffic and that it constitutes an increment of +1.0% regarding june 2017 when was established the precedence record with almost 51,0 million tons.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
