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The increase in the six-month traffic of the Antwerp-Bruges port system was slowed down by the decline (-9.8%) in container cargoes
In the second quarter alone recorded a growth of +1.2%
July 14, 2022
In the first six months of this year the core business of the new port system, that of containers, has acted as a brake with respect to upwards in volumes handled in all other sectors commodities. Container traffic, in fact, was pari a 74,1 milioni di tons, with a marked decrease of -9.8% on the first half of 2021. In terms of containers of 20 feet moved, container traffic was equal to almost 6.8 million teu (-6.2%). The port authority has specified that the container flow reduction is consequence of persistent supply dysfunctions and congestions containerized maritime chain, with ship delays and high volumes of import loads, to which the reduction of -39% of traffic with Russia as a result of the conflict in Ukraine.
On the other hand, other goods are growing strongly, starting from liquid and solid bulk, attesting respectively to 47,3 million tons (+16.5%) and 8,7 million tons (+17.6%), as well as rolling stock and freight traffic conventional, piled to 10,9 million tons (+8.9%) and 6.4 million tons (+22.0%). Handling is also recovering of cars with more than 1.7 million vehicles (+2.4%).
In the second quarter of 2022 alone, the Belgian port system handled about 75.1 million tons of cargo, with a progression of +1.2% on the same period last year. The containerized volumes are decreased of the -8,4% to 37,7 million of Tons. On the other hand, both bulk and loads are on the rise liquids that have totaled 24,4 million tons (+14.8%) and solid ones 4,5 million tons (+26.7%), both rolling stock with 5.5 million tons (+6.3%) that conventional goods with 3.3 million tons (+6.4%).
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In the first six months of this year the core business of the new port system, that of containers, has acted as a brake with respect to upwards in volumes handled in all other sectors commodities. Container traffic, in fact, was pari a 74,1 milioni di tons, with a marked decrease of -9.8% on the first half of 2021. In terms of containers of 20 feet moved, container traffic was equal to almost 6.8 million teu (-6.2%). The port authority has specified that the container flow reduction is consequence of persistent supply dysfunctions and congestions containerized maritime chain, with ship delays and high volumes of import loads, to which the reduction of -39% of traffic with Russia as a result of the conflict in Ukraine.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
