Valenciaport publishes improved Jan-Oct 2017 traffic figures

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 20, 2017 - Valenciaport closed the month of October with 4,043,251 TEU, a figure that represents an increase of 1.73% compared to the same period of the previous year and consolidates the growth path of the port. This increase is due to the good performance of full containers, both import and export, and transit. Foreign trade of full containers registered an increase of 6.07%. Specifically, exports advanced 6.61%; imports registered an increase of 5.34%. The transit of containers also maintains the positive trend with an increase of 5.16% and a total of 2,214,153 TEU. On the other hand, empty import and export containers decreased by 17.9%. Regarding total traffic, in the year to October, the three ports managed by the Port Authority of Valencia (Valencia, Sagunto and Gandia) channeled 61,458,805 tonnes, 3.25% more than during the previous year. Foreign trade of general merchandise has registered an increase of 7.57% up to a total of 19,320,764 tons. In particular, exports grew by 7.46% with traffic of 12,276,386 tons due to good records from countries such as Italy (+6.43%), the United States (+17.42%) and Morocco (+4.95%). Imports, on the other hand, were up 7.75% with a total of 7,044,378 tons driven by the results of countries such as China (+12.81%), France (+17.61%), United States (+10.51%) and Turkey (+30.25%). The global transit, at the end of October, increased by 5.25%. Taking into account the data of the statistical bulletin of the Port Authority of Valencia, general merchandise in containers grew 4.39% with a total traffic of 47,017,338 tons. This growth was mainly due to the results of merchandise such as construction materials which, with 4.72 million tons, an increase of 6.35%; rest of merchandise was 1.83 million tons, an increase of 2.81%; chemical products that, with 1.58 million tons, rose by 3.70%; and wines, drink, alcohols and derivatives, with 1.03 million tons, registered an increase of 11.24%. Likewise, general non-containerized merchandise remained positive, with growth of 6.92% and total traffic of 9657,609 tons. Iron and steel products, with a total of 1.92 million tons increased 26,17%; automobiles and their parts, with 1.30 million tons rose 2.02%; and other food products, with 602,000 tons, growth of 13.89%. With regard to automobile traffic by units, the ports of Valencia and Sagunto handled 654,686 vehicles in January-October 2017, 2.12% more than in last year. In this same line, the ro-ro traffic is maintained in positive records with traffic of 7,686,922 tons and an increase of 2.22%. On the contrary, bulks, both liquid and solid, experience setbacks in traffic until the month of October. Specifically, liquid bulk decreased by 9.46%, with a total of 2,670,115 tons. This decrease is due to reduced traffic in natural gas which, with 1.23 million tons, decreased 27.87%; and diesel that, with 326,000 tons, fell 15.25%. Solid bulk fell by 11.61% to a total of 1,857,113 tons. This category highlighted the movement of goods such as cereals and their flours, with traffic of 862,000 tons and an increase of 20.77%; natural and artificial fertilizers, with traffic of 472,000 tons and an increase of 22.43%; and cement and clinker, with traffic of 208,000 tons and a fall of 52.83%. Passenger traffic In January-October 2017, the ports of Valencia and Gandia were the origin/destination of 905,085 passengers, 17.95% more than during the same period of 2016. Regular line services were used by 553,700 people, representing an increase of 30.76%. Traffic by countries and geographical areas The five countries with the highest volume of goods channeled through Valenciaport until October were: Spain, with 7.27 million tons (+0.85%); China, with 5.91 million tons (+3.33%); United States, with traffic of 4.25 million tons (+17.99%); Italy, with 3.89 million tons (-4.09%); and Algeria, with 3.38 million tons (-29.28%). By geographical areas, the Mediterranean and Black Sea areas stand out with traffic of 15.41 million tons (-5.12%); and that of the Far East, with 8.83 million tons (+6.78%). Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV - Port Authority of Valencia), under the commercial name of Valenciaport, is the public body responsible for the management of three ports of state ownership located along 80 kilometres on the eastern coast of the Spanish Mediterranean: Valencia, Sagunto and Gandía. Source: Valenciaport Copyright (C) PortSEurope. All Rights Reserved. 2017.

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