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To May the port of Singapore has enlivened 52,3 million tons of goods (+7.7%)
the increase is entirely ascribable to the rise of +28.7% of the oil bulk
June 13, 2016
Last month the port of Singapore has enlivened 52,3 million tons of goods, with a progression of +7.7% regarding 48,5 million tons in May 2015. The increment is entirely ascribable to the increase of the volume of the oil bulk, that it is piled to 20,3 million tons (+28.7%). The goods containerized has recorded an light decrease of -0,7% attesting itself to the 28,4 million one tons, volume that is realized with a handling of containers pairs to 2.665.400 teu (+1.6%). More stressed the bending of the goods conventional, that they are come down of -11,9% to the 2,2 million one tons, so as that of the not oil bulk, that they have totaled 1,3 million tons (- 18.2%).
In the first five months of the 2016 Asian port it has enlivened a total of 245,7 million tons of goods, with an increase of +0.9% on the correspondent period last year. In the field of the container the traffic has been of 135,7 million tons (- 4.5%) and are realized with a container handling pairs to 12.583.700 teu (- 6.0%). The traffic of the goods conventional is diminished of -13,2% to the 11,1 million one tons. The oil bulk has grown of +15.8% to 91,9 million tons, while the other bulk is diminished of -13,9% to the 6,9 million one tons.
The Suez Canal Authority has announced that it will introduce surcharges on transit tariffs through the Egyptian canal for most major cargo vessels, effective July 15.
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Last month the port of Singapore has enlivened 52,3 million tons of goods, with a progression of +7.7% regarding 48,5 million tons in May 2015. The increment is entirely ascribable to the increase of the volume of the oil bulk, that it is piled to 20,3 million tons (+28.7%). The goods containerized has recorded an light decrease of -0,7% attesting itself to the 28,4 million one tons, volume that is realized with a handling of containers pairs to 2.665.400 teu (+1.6%). More stressed the bending of the goods conventional, that they are come down of -11,9% to the 2,2 million one tons, so as that of the not oil bulk, that they have totaled 1,3 million tons (- 18.2%).
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