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To April the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Barcelona has grown of +13.5%
In the first four months of the 2019 total it has been of 21,75 million tons (+1.6%)
May 16, 2019
Last month the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Barcelona has grown of +13.5% being is pairs to 5,90 million tons regarding 5,20 million tons in April 2018. The increment is generated by the rise of +80.0% of the traffic of the liquid bulk, with the hydrocarbons that have totaled 1,25 million tons (+89.9%) and other cargos liquids 347 thousand tons (+51.4%). In light increase the traffic of the goods several thanks to the progression of +3.9% of the containerized trade that is piled to 2,95 million tons and is realized with a handling of containers pairs to 287 thousand teu (+8.6%), of which 182 thousand in transit (+30.9%), that it has compensated the decrease of the -7,8% of the conventional traffic of the goods attested to 977 thousand tons. Decreasing also car handling that has been of 71 thousand vehicles (- 8.7%). The traffic of the solid bulk has recorded a bending of the -8,5% coming down to 371 thousand tons.
Down last month also the traffic of the passengers (- 11.1%), with a total of 249 thousand crocieristi (- fleeting 22.0%) and 128 thousand of ferries (+22.2%).
In the first four months of the 2019 Catalan harbour port of call it has enlivened altogether 21,75 million tons of goods, with an increase of +1.6% on the correspondent period last year. The goods several is increased of +1.7% 15,12 million to tons, of which 11,40 million tons of goods in container (+2.8%) with a handling of containers pairs to 1,13 million teu (- 2.5%), included 503 thousand (+21.1%), and in transit 3,72 million conventional tons of goods (- 1.6%). Car handling has been of 268 thousand unit (- 9.3%). The liquid bulk is piled to 5,17 million tons (+4.4%), of which 4,05 million tons of hydrocarbons (- 0.6%), included 1,4 million tons of natural gas (+21.0%), and 1,12 million tons of other liquid bulk (+27.8%), between which 400 thousand tons of biocombustibili (+67.5%) and 329 thousand tons of chemicals (+14.6%). The bulk sand banks has totaled 1,45 million tons (- 8.8%), between which 444 thousand tons of concretes and clinker (- 13.3%), 424 thousand tons of seeds of soybean (- 12.5%), 198 thousand tons of potash (- 4.9%) and 166 thousand tons of cereals (- 12.0%).
In the first four months of this year the passengers have been 893 thousand (- 3.5%), of which 553 thousand crocieristi (- fleeting 10.7%) and 340 thousand of ferries (+11.0%).
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Last month the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Barcelona has grown of +13.5% being is pairs to 5,90 million tons regarding 5,20 million tons in April 2018. The increment is generated by the rise of +80.0% of the traffic of the liquid bulk, with the hydrocarbons that have totaled 1,25 million tons (+89.9%) and other cargos liquids 347 thousand tons (+51.4%). In light increase the traffic of the goods several thanks to the progression of +3.9% of the containerized trade that is piled to 2,95 million tons and is realized with a handling of containers pairs to 287 thousand teu (+8.6%), of which 182 thousand in transit (+30.9%), that it has compensated the decrease of the -7,8% of the conventional traffic of the goods attested to 977 thousand tons. Decreasing also car handling that has been of 71 thousand vehicles (- 8.7%). The traffic of the solid bulk has recorded a bending of the -8,5% coming down to 371 thousand tons.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
