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In the first nine months of this year the traffic of the goods in the Helvetic ports on the Rhine has grown of +21%
The increment is consequence of the increase of the level of waters in the river
November 4, 2019
In the first nine months of this year the Helvetic ports on the river Rhine managed from Schweizerische Rheinhäfen, ports of call that constitute main the hub harbour fluvial on the axis of Rotterdam-Basel-Genoa transport, have enlivened a traffic of the goods of beyond 4,7 million tons, with an increment of +21.0% on the correspondent period of 2018, increase that is due mainly from compares with a period January-september last year in the course of which the level of the water in the river was particularly low.
A fort rise (+46.3%) is recorded by the volume of traffic of the oil produced ones that is piled almost 2,2 million tons. In decided increase also another important merceologica voice, that of stones, lands and materials from construction that has totaled 869 thousand tons (+10.6%). Between the other main categories of goods, the chemicals ones are increased of +33.9% to 316 thousand tons while food is diminished of the -3,8% coming down to 363 thousand tons. In the segment of the container the traffic has been pairs to 88 thousand teu (- 9.8%).
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