AJOT Newsroom
| July 14, 2022
| Ports & Terminals
• Full cargo containers (export) grew by 1.78% and full unloading containers (import) increased by 10.71%. On the other hand, full transit containers fell by 17.7% due to the diversion of shipping lines to other ports
• In the first half of the year, the economic situation still shows a negative result both in total freight traffic with a decrease of 2.37% and TEUs with a drop of 6.46%
• The global uncertainty generated by the war in Ukraine, the rise in fuel prices, the high prices of raw materials and inflation are all affecting exports in the majority of sectors
• Valenciaport expects an increase in traffic due to the reduction in congestion suffered in China and on the west coast of the United States
• The arrival of natural gas at the Port of Sagunto triples between January and June compared to the same period in 2021. The United States is the main importer of natural gas, followed by Nigeria and Oman
• During this time, 291,601 automobile units were moved, an increase of 5.73%, while ro-ro traffic grew by 3.86%
• By countries, the United States and Italy lead total freight traffic, with increases of 21.39% and 2.56% respectively. The United Kingdom (+70.3%) is the country with the highest increase in the first half of the year
