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New historical records of quarterly and semiannual traffic for the port of Antwerp
The peaks are obtained thanks to the new records of contanerizzato traffic
July 13, 2018
The port of Antwerp has closed the first half of this year with two new absolute records of total traffic of the goods established in according to trimester and entire the first semester of 2018, reached historical peaks thanks to the new absolute records of containerized trade enlivened in the two periods of the year.
Totally in according to trimester of the 2018 Belgian port it has enlivened 60,3 million tons of goods, volume that an increase of +5.7% represents on the same period last year and constitutes the new absolute quarterly record being advanced to the precedence record of 58,3 million tons marked in the first trimester of 2018. The new record of containerized trade has turned out pairs in terms of weight to 33,7 million enlivened tons and container from 20 ' to beyond 2,8 million teu, with rises respective of +6.9% and +6.1% on according to trimester of 2017 (the precedence the record was recorded in the first trimester of 2018). They have turned out instead down is the goods conventional, that they have totaled 2,5 million tons (- 9.2%), are the solid bulk, than they have been attested 2,9 million to tons (- 1.5%), while the liquid bulk is increased of +7.2% going up 19,7 million to tons, and in increase they have turned out also the rotabili with 1,4 million tons (+4.1%).
The new absolute record of established semiannual traffic in the first half of this year has been of 118,6 million tons, with an increment of +6.5% on the first semester of the 2017 (precedence record was obtained in the second half of the year of 2017 with the 112,2 million one tons). The new semiannual historical record of containerized trade is piled to 66,3 million tons in terms of weight and 5,6 million teu in terms of containers from 20 feet almost enlivened, with progressions respective of +8.2% and +8.3% on the first six months last year (the precedence record was marked in the second half of the year of 2017). In the field of the rotabili the traffic has been of 2,7 million tons (+5.2%) and in that of the goods conventional to 5,0 million tons (+6.5%). In increase also the liquid bulk and those sand banks that have turned out pairs respective to 38,3 million tons (+6.1%) and 6,3 million tons (+3.1%).
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The port of Antwerp has closed the first half of this year with two new absolute records of total traffic of the goods established in according to trimester and entire the first semester of 2018, reached historical peaks thanks to the new absolute records of containerized trade enlivened in the two periods of the year.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
