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Last month the traffic in the port of Barcelona is diminished of the -2,2% because of the reduction of the bulk
In the first nine months of the 2018 total it has been of 49,7 million tons (+11.5%)
October 22, 2018
After the decrease of the -3,2% recorded to August also last month the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Barcelona it has marked a decrement which had to the sensitive reduction of the bulk volumes. To september the 2018 total has been of 5,0 million tons, with a bending of the -2,2% respect to beyond 5,5 million tons enlivened in September last year. In the field of the goods several the traffic is piled to 3,7 million tons (+2.8%), of which 2,8 million containerized tons of goods (+3.7%) pairs to 290 thousand teu (+10.1%) and 922 thousand totaled with a handling of containers conventional tons of goods (+0.4%). Handling of motors vehicle has been of 48 thousand vehicles (- 24.5%). In the section of the liquid bulk the traffic has been of 991 thousand tons (- 19.1%), of which 710 thousand tons of hydrocarbons (- 25.0%) and 281 thousand tons of other cargos liquids (+0.8%) and in that of the bulk sand banks of 328 thousand tons (- 20.1%).
Last month the passengers passed through the Catalan harbour port of call have been 527 thousand (+8.1%), of which 372 thousand crocieristi (+8.8%) and 154 thousand fleeting of ferries (+6.3%).
In the first nine months of the 2018 total traffic of the goods it has been attested 49,7 million to tons, with an increment of +11.5% on the correspondent period last year. The goods several pairs to 34,9 million tons (+13.6%), included 26,0 million tons of goods in container (+17.3%) realized with a handling of containers have been pairs to 2,5 million teu (+13.5%), of which 1,0 million teu of traffic of transhipment (+32.3%) and almost 1,5 million teu to the boarding/disembarkation, and 8,9 million conventional tons of goods (+3.9%). Car handling has been of 608 thousand unit (- 1.6%). In the section of the liquid bulk the total has been of 11,7 million tons (+9.8%), of which 9,7 million tons of hydrocarbons (+12.1%) and 2,1 million tons of other liquid bulk (0%), and in that of the solid bulk of 3,1 million tons (- 2.8%).
In the period January-september of this year the passengers have been 3,5 million (+8.7%), of which 2,3 million crocieristi (+13.4%) and 1,2 million passengers of regular lines (+0.8%).
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After the decrease of the -3,2% recorded to August also last month the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Barcelona it has marked a decrement which had to the sensitive reduction of the bulk volumes. To september the 2018 total has been of 5,0 million tons, with a bending of the -2,2% respect to beyond 5,5 million tons enlivened in September last year. In the field of the goods several the traffic is piled to 3,7 million tons (+2.8%), of which 2,8 million containerized tons of goods (+3.7%) pairs to 290 thousand teu (+10.1%) and 922 thousand totaled with a handling of containers conventional tons of goods (+0.4%). Handling of motors vehicle has been of 48 thousand vehicles (- 24.5%). In the section of the liquid bulk the traffic has been of 991 thousand tons (- 19.1%), of which 710 thousand tons of hydrocarbons (- 25.0%) and 281 thousand tons of other cargos liquids (+0.8%) and in that of the bulk sand banks of 328 thousand tons (- 20.1%).
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
