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To May the traffic of the goods in the port of Barcelona has grown of +4.0%
The container has been pairs to 321 thousand teu (+11.6%)
June 21, 2019
Last month the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Barcelona has grown of +4.0% on May 2018 being is pairs to 6,2 million tons. In increase the several goods with 4,4 million tons (+5.6%), of which 3,3 million tons of goods containerized (+9.8%), totaled with a handling of containers pairs to 321 thousand teu (+11.6%) included 138 thousand teu (+6.6%), and in transit 1,1 million conventional tons of goods (- 4.9%). Rise also of the liquid bulk that is piled to 1,6 million tons (+6.3%), of which 1,2 million tons of hydrocarbons (- 5.9%) and 420 thousand tons of other cargos (+67.7%), while the bulk sand banks is diminished of the -28,5% coming down to 229 thousand tons.
Last month the traffic of the passengers in the Catalan harbour port of call has been of 462 thousand unit (+14.2%), of which 362 thousand crocieristi (+15.4%) and 100 thousand fleeting of ferries (+10.0%).
In the first five months of the 2019 port it has enlivened altogether 28,0 million tons of goods, with a progression of +2.1% on the correspondent period last year. In the segment of the goods several the total has been of 19,5 million tons (+2.6%), included 14,7 million tons of goods in container (+4.3%) realized with a handling of containers pairs to beyond 1,4 million teu (+7.8%), of which 641 thousand (+17.7%), and in transit 4,8 million conventional tons of goods (- 2.3%). The liquid bulk has been attested 6,8 million to tons (+4.9%), of which 5,2 million tons of hydrocarbons (- 1.9%) and 1,5 million tons of other cargos (+36.7%). The solid bulk has been 1,7 million tons (- 12.1%).
In the period January-May of this year the traffic of the passengers has been than more 1,3 million unit (+1.9%), of which 915 thousand in the field of the cruises (- 1.9%) and 440 thousand in that of ferries (+10.7%).
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Last month the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Barcelona has grown of +4.0% on May 2018 being is pairs to 6,2 million tons. In increase the several goods with 4,4 million tons (+5.6%), of which 3,3 million tons of goods containerized (+9.8%), totaled with a handling of containers pairs to 321 thousand teu (+11.6%) included 138 thousand teu (+6.6%), and in transit 1,1 million conventional tons of goods (- 4.9%). Rise also of the liquid bulk that is piled to 1,6 million tons (+6.3%), of which 1,2 million tons of hydrocarbons (- 5.9%) and 420 thousand tons of other cargos (+67.7%), while the bulk sand banks is diminished of the -28,5% coming down to 229 thousand tons.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
