Independent journal on economy and transport policy
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In the April-June quarter, traffic in the port of Zeebrugge increased by +23.8%
In the first half of this year, 25.2 million tonnes of goods were handled (+0.6%)
July 22, 2021
In particular, in the period April-June of this year alone, the Belgian port port handled 13.2 million tonnes of cargoes, including 5.3 million tons of containerized goods (+27.1%), 3.8 million tons of rolling stock (+43.8%), 184 thousand tonnes of conventional goods (+16.6%), 3.4 million tons of liquid bulk (+5.2%) and 511 thousand tons of solid bulk (+15.6%). The handling of new cars of factory was 557 thousand vehicles (+82.2%).
The overall increase of +0.6% marked in the entire first half of 2021 is the result of the growth of goods containerized, which totaled 10.2 million tons (+18.8% on the first half of 2020), rolling stock, which are amounted to 7.3 million tonnes (+13.8%), and bulk dry, stood at 927 thousand tons (+13.9%), while in liquid bulk decreased with 6.4 million tonnes (-27.7%) and conventional goods with 321 thousand tons (-2,9%). Car handling was less than 1.2 million units (+20.7%).
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