AJOT | June 21, 2022 | Ports & Terminals
• Total freight traffic in May grew by 7.8% thanks to the boost in solid and liquid bulk cargo
• Containers full of cargo (export) grew slightly by 0.55% and broke the negative trend of recent months and those full of unloading (import) increased by 14.75%. On the other hand, transit full containers fell by 7.4%
• In the year-to-date (January-May), the economic situation still shows a negative result both in total freight traffic with a decrease of 1.34% and TEUs with a drop of 6.31%
• During this time, 246,362 units of automobiles were mobilised under the goods regime, a 6.2% increase
• In year-on-year terms (June 2021 compared to May 2022), containers dedicated to foreign trade exceeded 1,037,000 units with a slight decrease of 0.53%, while import containers grew by 15% to over 865,000 units
• The biggest fall in year-on-year terms was in transit full container loads with a decrease of 9.91% (260,000 fewer containers), due to diversion to other destinations due to peaks of congestion in the Port of Valencia
• By sectors, all those dedicated to exports fell, while imports of natural gas tripled compared to the first five months of 2021
• By countries, the United States and Italy lead total goods traffic, with increases of 22.36% and 4.22% respectively. By containers, China continues to be the main partner despite falling by 7.43%
