Independent journal on economy and transport policy
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To March the traffic goods in the port of Barcelona is diminished of -6,8%
Stable the goods several. Decrease of the bulk
April 16, 2019
Last month the traffic of the goods in the port of Barcelona is diminished of -6,8% coming down to the 5,3 million one tons regarding 5,7 million tons enlivened to March 2018, reduction that is determined by the decrease of the several bulk while the goods has remained stable. In this last field they are enlivened beyond 3,8 million tons of cargos (+0.1%), of which 2,8 million tons of containerized cargos (+0.3%) with a handling of containers it has been pairs to 271 thousand teu (- 0.2%) included 120 thousand (+4.2%) and in transit 1,0 million conventional tons of goods (- 0.4%). Handling of new cars has been of 76 thousand vehicles (- 16.3%). The liquid bulk is dropped of -19,6% at less than the 1,2 million one tons, of which 902 thousand tons of hydrocarbons (- 24.5%) and 265 thousand tons of other cargos (+3.7%). The bulk sand banks has totaled 285 thousand tons (- 27.0%).
To March 2019 the traffic of the passengers has been of 223 thousand people (+5.3%), of which 128 thousand crocieristi (+10.0%) and 94 thousand fleeting of ferries (- 0.5%).
In the first trimester of this year the Catalan harbour port of call has enlivened altogether 15,8 million tons of goods, with a decrease of the -2,3% on the first three months of 2018. The several goods is piled to 11,2 million tons (+2.1%), of which 8,4 million tons of goods in container (+2.5%) with a handling of containers pairs to 839 thousand teu (+6.2%) included 371 thousand teu (+18.0%) and in transit 2,7 million conventional tons of goods (+0.9%). Handling of new motors vehicle has been of 196 thousand unit (- 9.6%). In the section of the liquid bulk the total has been of 3,8 million tons (- 12.0%), of which 2,8 million tons of hydrocarbons (- 18.0%) and 777 thousand tons of other cargos (+19.6%), and in that of the solid bulk of 1,1 million tons (- 9.0%).
In the first three months of the 2019 passengers +2.9% have been 516 thousand (), of which 304 thousand in the segment of cruises (+1.3%) and 213 thousand in that of ferries (+5.2%).
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