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The port of Rotterdam set a new traffic record for the third quarter of the year
Business growth was driven by imports and containers
October 19, 2021
In addition, the new record for the third quarter is status obtained thanks to the new maximum peak of traffic containerized enlivened this year in this period, which is stato pairs to 38,9 million tons (+3.1%) and has been made with a handling of containers equal to 3.9 million of teu (+6.2%). In the field of other miscellaneous goods were enlivened 8,0 million tons (+1.9%), of which 6,2 million of tons of rolling stock (-1.1%) and 1.8 million tons of other loads (+13.9%).
In the third quarter of 2021 it was consistent the increase in both liquid and solid bulk enlivened by the Dutch airport, even if these volumes are much lower than those enlivened in Rotterdam a few years ago. In the segment of solid loads the total was 20.4 million tons (+39.1%), including 6.2 million tons of coal (+78.6%), 7.8 million tons of minerals and scrap (+59.2%) and 2.4 million tons of agricultural bulk (-19.3%). In the sector of liquid bulk, 51.2 million were handled tons (+18.6%), of which 23.8 million tons of oil crude (+13.5%), 17.7 million tons of petroleum products refined (+35.7%), 1.2 million tons of natural gas liquefied (+8.0%) and 8.5 million tons of other bulk liquid (+6.1%).
In the first nine months of 2021 the Dutch port has enlivened a total of 350.1 million tonnes of goods, with a progression of +8.6% on the same period last year, of which 116.9 million tons of goods in container (+4.0%), 18.0 million tons of rolling stock (+5.2%), 5.1 million tons of other miscellaneous goods (+14.4%), 58.2 million tons of bulk dry (+27.9%) and 152.1 million tons of liquid bulk (+6,4%).
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In addition, the new record for the third quarter is status obtained thanks to the new maximum peak of traffic containerized enlivened this year in this period, which is stato pairs to 38,9 million tons (+3.1%) and has been made with a handling of containers equal to 3.9 million of teu (+6.2%). In the field of other miscellaneous goods were enlivened 8,0 million tons (+1.9%), of which 6,2 million of tons of rolling stock (-1.1%) and 1.8 million tons of other loads (+13.9%).
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
