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In April, freight traffic at the ports of Algeciras, Barcelona and Valencia fell by -5.5%, -24.2% and -12.3% respectively
Zeroing the passenger flow
May 28, 2020
Last month, traffic in Barcelona's only port was 24.2% to 4.37 million tonnes 5.85 million tonnes in April 2019. Goods 2.45 million tonnes of (-16,5%) and were made with a handling of 220,000 teu (-22.9%). More relevant decline in conventional goods, which were equal to 523 thousand tons (-46.9%) as well as bulking 1.08 million tonnes (-31.3%). Bulks on the other hand, 430,000 tonnes grew by 18.5%. It's Last month, passenger traffic also increased virtually zeroed out having recorded a reduction of -97.0%, with 99.9% of cruises and -91.5% of ferries.
In Valencia, total freight traffic decreased by -12.3% having been handled 6.24 million tonnes compared to 7.11 million tonnes in April 2019. Loads fell by -7.1% to 5.16 million tonnes with a container handling that was 423 thousand teu (-10.9%). Volumes of conventional goods and solid bulks contractions of -39.2% and -91.1% respectively 722,000 tonnes and 13,000 tonnes, while liquid bulks grew by 66.3% to 313 thousand tonnes. In Valencia, passenger traffic also marked a strong -89.9% reduction, with a zero of cruise traffic and a decrease of -78.6% in passenger traffic that is 12,000 people.
Last month, freight traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -5.5% to 8.95 million tonnes. Miscellaneous goods are 6.05 million tonnes (-7.5%), of which 5.35 million tonnes tonnes of containerized cargo (-3.9%) made with a container handling of 401 thousand teu (-7.1%) and 694 thousand tonnes of conventional goods (-28.0%). Liquid bulks are increased by 3.0% to 2.50 million tonnes, while bulk fell by -26.5% to 53,000 tonnes. Ad Algeciras passenger traffic has zeroed out.
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