Iron and steel products also maintained a positive evolution with an increase of 12.57%
Sagunto, January 2nd, 2019.- The traffic evolution of the port of Sagunto continues being positive at the end of November, if natural gas traffic is discounted, a cargo that causes the global data of the site to be negative. Specifically, if we discount the natural gas traffic, the port of Sagunto has handled 4,705,495 tons, which represents an increase of 17.69% over the same period of the previous year. However, once we added the data of this cargo (216,584 tons), the total traffic of the enclosure, 4,922,079 tons, decreased by 7.53%.
Tn the positive terrain, car traffic stands out again. In the absence of a month to conclude the year, the port of Sagunto has channeled 274,241 vehicles, a 14.07% more than in 2017. For its part, the containers maintained the positive path with a growth of 1.43% and a total movement of 48.984 TEUs.
Regarding to conventional general cargo, in the January- November period it has experienced an increase of 30.03% with a total movement of 3,448,022 tons. This advance is mainly due to the good performance of steel products which, with 2.33 million tons, increase by 12.57%; and automobiles and their parts that, with 477,000 tons, amount to 12.50%. the containerized general cargo, on the other hand, retreats 1.33%, with a total movement of 44,584 tons.
For its part, the bulk, maintain the negative trend in the accumulated until the month of November. In particular, solid bulks, with 607,410 tons, accumulate a decrease of 6.04%, mainly due to the evolution of natural and artificial fertilizers that, at the end of November, fell by 13.01% to 344,000 tons. In terms of liquid bulks, with 408,888 tons, they decrease by 73.84%, mainly due to the behavior of natural gas traffic which, with a movement of 217,000 tons, decreased by 73,84%
Data Port Authority of Valencia
Valenciaport has channeled 4,696,866 TEUs until the penultimate month of the year, a figure that represents a growth of 5.42 over the same period of the previous year. In the accumulated until November, full containers registered an increase of 3.23% due to the good performance of imports that advance 10.14% and traffic that experienced a rise of 3.29%. For its part, exports of full containers maintained the negative trend with a decrease of 1.94% while the traffic of empty containers increased by 13.16%.
In monthly terms, the month of November has been very positive for Valenciaport since its terminals has managed 428,503 TEU, 7.37€ more than during the same month of 2017. In November, full containers, with a movement of 316,781 TEU, advanced 4.57% due to the good behavior of the import, which grows 8.92%; and traffic, which registered an increase of 6.37%. as in the accumulated, exports of full containers remain negative with a decrease of 2.33% in November. On the other hand, empty containers grow 16,20%.
Regarding the total traffic, according to the data of the statistical bulletin, Valenciaport has manipulated 68,813,155 tons until the month of November, a 1.45% more. As usual, all the cargo maintains a positive evolution except for liquid bulks that register negative figures. Likewise, foreign trade of general cargo increased by 3.01% to a total of 22,217,326 tons. In particular, imports, with 8,886,877 tons, advanced 13.81% due to the good performance of countries such as China (+ 8.85%), Italy (+ 23.79%), Turkey (+ 30.32%) and the United States (+ 1.20%). On the other hand, exports fell by 3.11% to a total of 13,330,449 tons. However, some countries such as Italy (+ 9.71%) and the United States (+ 16.65%) remain in positive records. Precisely, the accumulated data for the month of November show that, globally, the United States consolidates its position as the second country in commercial exchanges with Valenciaport with a total growth of 26.53%, while China retreats by 9.33%.
Data by goods
The conventional general cargo closed the month of November with a total traffic of 12,098,414 tons, which is 11.91% more than in 2017. This increase is due to the good results obtained by cargo such as iron and steel products, with 2.37 million tons, increase 12.76%; and automobiles and their parts that, with 1.65 million tons, register an increase of 10.58%. By units, automobile traffic increased by 2.08%, with a total movement of 750,641 vehicles. Ro-ro traffic, meanwhile, has risen 10.86% to a total of 9.61 million tons.
Regarding the containerized general cargo, with 52,364,064 tons, advances 1.46%. In this section, the traffic results stand out as the rest of cargo that, with 2.15 million tons, grows 6.72%; chemical products that, with 1.86 million tons, increase by 6.60%; and machinery, tools and spare parts that, with 1.19 million tons, are up 12.38%. In contrast, manufactured construction materials decreased by 6.19% to a total of 4.86 million tons.
The solid bulk accumulate a total traffic of 2,289,132 tons until the month of November, a figure that represents a growth of 10.17%. This rise is due to the good records of cereals and their flours that, with a movement of 1.23 million tons, amount to 26.42%. For its part, liquid bulk maintained the negative trend with a decrease of 39.23% at the end of November and a total traffic of 1,849,689 tons. By merchandise, the chemical products stand out, with a movement of 333,000 tons and an increase of 0.56%; diesel, with a movement of 311,000 tons and a decrease of 3.92%; and natural gas, with a movement of 217,000 tons and a decline of 83.65%.
Passengers traffic
Considering the data of the statistical bulletin of the PAV, in the period between January and November, the ports of Valencia and Gandia have used a total of 994,672 passengers. This figure represents a decrease of 0.75%. Specifically, regular lines have been used by 594,446 people, 1.28% less than the previous year. Regarding to cruise traffic, with 183 port calls, a total of 400,226 cruise passengers accumulate, 0.05% more.
Traffic par countries and geographical areas
The five countries with the largest volume of goods channeled through Valenciaport until November were: Spain, with 8.33 million tons and an increase of 4.04%; United States, with 5.91 million tons and an increase of 26.53%; China, with 5.87 million tons and a decrease of 9.33%; Italy, with 5.43 million tons and an advance of 21.03%; and Turkey, with 3.73 million tons and an advance of 15.87%. By geographical areas, the Mediterranean and Black Sea areas stand out, with a total of 19.43 million tons and an increase of 12.84%; and the Far East, with a total of 8.83 million tons and a decrease of 8.38%.