Independent journal on economy and transport policy
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In March the traffic of the goods in the port of Barcelona has increased of +16.9%
In the first quarter of this year recorded a growth of +10.9%
April 21, 2022
In the first quarter of 2022, the Catalan port of call has handled a total of 17.6 million tonnes, a volume that is the new record for this time of year and results in growth of +10.9% on the first three months of last year. In the Miscellaneous goods sector totalled 11.9 million of tons (-0.9%), including 9.2 million tons of goods in containers (-4.1%) made with a container handling pari a 877mila teu (-3.3%) - of which 380mila teu in transito (-6.3%) and 497 thousand teu at disembarkation / embarkation (- 0.9%) - and 2.7 million teu at the disembarkation / embarkation tons of conventional goods (+11.3%). In the sector of liquid bulk 4.4 million tons were handled (+58.6%), volume representing the new record for first quarter, and in that of dry bulk 1.2 million tons (+23.0%).
In the first three months of this year the passenger traffic of the ferries in the port of call was 160 thousand people (+88.6%), while cruise passengers - who last year were absent due to of the limitations due to the Covid-19 pandemic - were 92 thousand.
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