Independent journal on economy and transport policy
04:20 GMT+2
This page has been automatically translated by Original news
In the second trimester the traffic of the goods in the Tunisian ports has fallen of the -6,0%
In the first half of 2022 the decrease was -2.8%
August 5, 2022
With the exception of rolling stock traffic which in the second quarter of 2022 amounted to 670 thousand tons marking a growth of +22.7% on the same period last year, all other main commodity items closed the quarter with a negative sign. In the liquid bulk sector, hydrocarbons totaled 1.62 million tons (-15.7%) and the others liquid cargo 214 thousand tons (-4.5%). The solid bulk with 1.23 million tons of cereals (-9.0%) and 1.52 million tons of other cargoes (-6.1%) and so on also containerized goods with 1.07 million tons (-2.8%) with a handling of containers that was equal to 116 thousand teu (-1.4%) and other miscellaneous goods with 640 thousand tons (-0,6%). Passenger traffic on scheduled services is state of 114 thousand people (+37.3%) and the cars transported by the ferries were 50 thousand (+33.1%).
In the first six months of 2022, Tunisian ports have enlivened a total of 13.98 million tonnes of goods, with a reduction of -2.8% on the first half of last year, of to which 8.55 million tons of import cargoes (-8.1%) and 5.43 million tons in export (+6.8%).
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail
VAT number: 03532950106
Press Reg.: nr 33/96 Genoa Court
Editor in chief: Bruno Bellio No part may be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher