Traffic
Rail traffic and those from the Strait are the protagonists of the positive data for the month.
The third wave of the pandemic has returned to Port of Algeciras at activity levels from last May, the month in which the Strait dock suffered more markedly the effects of the paralysis of the world economy. Thus, the Total Traffic In the first 31 days of the year it has been 8 million tons, which represents a decrease compared to the same month of the previous year of 2%, especially weighed down by the decrease in Liquid Bulks, which with 1 million tons fell 8%.
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El container traffic totaled 399.405 teus in January (-10%), the Containerized Merchandise 5 million tons (-1%), while general merchandise closed with 6 million tons (-9%).
Railway and Strait. The positive data for the month is led by rail and Strait traffic. In the first case, the Port of Algeciras continues to squeeze the limited conditions of the road Algeciras-Bobadilla-Madrid and in January the railway terminal of Exterior Green Island, kilometer 0 of the Branch Central of the Mediterranean and Atlantic corridors, moved 2.454 teus, 26% more than in the same month of the previous year. As for the second, following the trend of recent years, the Strait channeled 36.727 trucks and semi-trailers on the lines Algeciras-Ceuta and Algeciras-Tangier Med, 6% more than in January 7.
On the other hand, also in the Strait, passenger lines Algeciras-Tangier Med and Tarifa-Tangier City have remained closed for 11 months, limiting departures to extraordinary trips organized by the Embassy of Spain in Morocco. With regards to Algeciras-Ceuta line, transit is limited to justified trips, which in January totaled 42.848 passengers, 72% less than usual transit.
The supply of fuel to ships, with 178.427 tons, grew by 13% and the fresh fish unloaded in the Algeciras and Tarifa markets was limited to 37 tons (-54%).
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