The Port of Gandia ended the month of September with a 14.08% increase in paper and pulp traffic.
Total traffic for the first nine months of the year rose to 134,000 tonnes, consolidating the port as the reference enclave for this type of cargo.
In terms oftotal traffic, according to the latest statistical data from the Port Authority of Valencia, the facility handled 274,476 tonnes in the nine-month period to September, down 11.52% compared to the same period of the previous year. Foreign trade fell by 11.34% due to poor export traffic, which went down by 39.36%. Conversely, imports increased by 12.64%.
Conventional general cargo decreased by 8% to a total of 267,557 tonnes. This decrease was mainly due to slower throughput of chemical products, which fell by 35.52% to 57,000 tonnes; and of wood and cork, which went down by 22.30% to 50,000 tonnes.
Containerised general cargo decreased by 70.82% to a total of 4,860 tonnes due to the decrease in the throughput of fruit, vegetables and pulses, which fell by 68.09% ti 4,020 tonnes.