Independent journal on economy and transport policy
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Last month the traffic of the goods in the port of Barcelona has grown of +10.4%
Record volume in the first seven months of 2022
August 12, 2022
In the miscellaneous goods sector, traffic amounted to 4.47 million tons (+8.5), of which 3.44 million tons of containerized goods (+10.6%) totaled with a handling of containers pairs to 310 thousand teu (+2.0%) - included 163 thousand teu in import-export (-8.1%) and 147 thousand teu in transhipment (+16.2%) - and 1.03 million tons of conventional goods (+1.8%). In the sector of liquid bulk, 1.61 million were handled tons (+40.4%), of which 1,27 million tons of hydrocarbons (+56.6%) and 332 thousand tons of other liquid cargoes (+0,5%). Solid bulk stood at 244 thousand tons (-47,2%). After 11 months of decline, as last June also in the month following the movement of cars at the airport is returned to growth having increased by +21.5% to 39 thousand units.
In July 2022, the resumption of traffic in passengers with a total of 623 thousand people (+227.0%), of which 350 thousand cruise passengers (+784.0%) and 273 thousand ferry passengers (+80.9%).
In the first seven months of this year the Spanish port of call has handled 41.66 million tons of cargo, volume that represents the new historical record for the period and an increase +10.4% on the period January-July 2021. The data of the goods various has been of 29,61 million tons (+4.3%), of which 22,81 million tons of goods in container (+3.2%) with a container handling which amounted to 2.11 million teu (+0.9%), including 1.16 million in import-export (-2.1%) and 958 thousand in transit (+4.8%), and 6.80 million tons of conventional goods (+8.4%). Increased bulk growth liquid with total 9.47 million tons (+42.4%), of which 724 million tons of hydrocarbons (+50.2%) and 2.23 million of tons of other cargoes (+21.8%), including 1.02 million tons of biofuels (+62.5%), 630 thousand tons of chemical products (+1.7%) and 507 thousand tons of oils and fats (-1,0%). On the other hand, solid bulk decreased with 2.58 million tons (-5.3%), including 965 thousand tons of soybeans (-0.1%), 410 thousand tons of cement and clinker (-34.2%), 365 thousand tons of potash (+111.7%), 299 thousand tons of common salt (-11.1%), 267 thousand tons of cereals (+10.4%) and 143 thousand tons of scrap metal (-42.8%). Car traffic is state of 288 thousand vehicles (-9.5%).
In the first seven months of 2022 there were 1.81 passengers million (+320.0%), of which 1.02 million cruise passengers (+2,305.4%) and 793 thousand ferry passengers (+103.7%).
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In the miscellaneous goods sector, traffic amounted to 4.47 million tons (+8.5), of which 3.44 million tons of containerized goods (+10.6%) totaled with a handling of containers pairs to 310 thousand teu (+2.0%) - included 163 thousand teu in import-export (-8.1%) and 147 thousand teu in transhipment (+16.2%) - and 1.03 million tons of conventional goods (+1.8%). In the sector of liquid bulk, 1.61 million were handled tons (+40.4%), of which 1,27 million tons of hydrocarbons (+56.6%) and 332 thousand tons of other liquid cargoes (+0,5%). Solid bulk stood at 244 thousand tons (-47,2%). After 11 months of decline, as last June also in the month following the movement of cars at the airport is returned to growth having increased by +21.5% to 39 thousand units.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
