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In March, freight traffic in Spanish ports declined after 12 consecutive months of growth
In the first trimester of 2022 the traffic has been of 136,7 million tons (+5.7%)
April 26, 2022
In the first quarter of 2022 the ports of Spain have handled a total of 136.7 million tons of cargo, with a progression of +5.7% on the same period last year year. In the container sector, traffic was 46.3 million tons (-5.6%) and has been realized enlivening 4,2 million teu (- 3.3%) of which 2,2 million teu of transhipments (-6.2%). Conventional goods amounted to 20.1 million tons (+10.4%), liquid bulk to 44.3 million tons (+11.4%) and solid bulk to 22.4 million tons (+14,1%). Car traffic was 849 thousand vehicles (+76,3%). In the passenger segment, traffic was 3.9 million people (+121.1%) of which 810 thousand cruise passengers (+643,4%).
The government agency Puertos del Estado has highlighted that the Conflict in Ukraine in progress since February 24 has had an impact on the activities of Spanish ports and in particular on the solid bulk sector in which growth has taken place originated in the first part of the year.
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In the first quarter of 2022 the ports of Spain have handled a total of 136.7 million tons of cargo, with a progression of +5.7% on the same period last year year. In the container sector, traffic was 46.3 million tons (-5.6%) and has been realized enlivening 4,2 million teu (- 3.3%) of which 2,2 million teu of transhipments (-6.2%). Conventional goods amounted to 20.1 million tons (+10.4%), liquid bulk to 44.3 million tons (+11.4%) and solid bulk to 22.4 million tons (+14,1%). Car traffic was 849 thousand vehicles (+76,3%). In the passenger segment, traffic was 3.9 million people (+121.1%) of which 810 thousand cruise passengers (+643,4%).
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