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In the first semester the port of Amsterdam has enlivened 45,4 million tons of goods (+12.3%)
In increase bulk and container. Decrease of conventional cargos
August 30, 2019
In the first semester of the 2019 harbour system of Amsterdam, that it is constituted by the ports of call of Amsterdam, IJmuiden, Beverwijk and Zaanstad, it has enlivened 54,1 million tons of goods, with an increment of +7.0% on the first half last year. The single harbour port of call of Amsterdam has enlivened 45,4 million tons of cargos (+12.3%). To Ijmuiden the traffic has been of 8,5 million tons (- 12.3%), to Beverwijk of 349 thousand tons (+23.0%) and to Zaanstad of 72 thousand tons (- 13.2%).
The Port of Amsterdam has announced that altogether the traffic of the liquid bulk is piled to 25,9 million tons (+10.6%) and that of is increased of +13.8% in particular thanks to the rise of the volumes of traffic of coal (+23.0%) and cereals (+21.0%) gone up 17,8 million to tons. The harbour agency has specified that the increase of the coal is attributable to exports towards not usually served markets from Amsterdam and that therefore such flows cannot be considered as consolidated. Moreover the traffic of the container is increased of +35.0%, while the other goods general is diminished of -20,0%.
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