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Valenciaport sees container volume fall during 2023

Valenciaport handled 7,236,365 tonnes of cargo in May, which was 6.66% less than the same month in 2022, while the total number of TEUs was 452,858, translating to a year-on-year 6.22% decrease.

There were 347,619 full container units, 77,476 export units, 77,791 import units, and the rest were transit containers, according to the Spanish port’s data.

“If we analyse the figures for the rest of the European ports, a similar pattern of decrease can be observed,” stated a Valenciaport official, as box traffic at the port of Rotterdam fell by 11.6% in the first quarter of the year, while it fell by 16.9% in the port of Hamburg.

According to the Valenciaport Statistical Bulletin traffic data, in the first five months of the year, the port of Valencia shows a 10.69% year-on-year decline decrease in container volumes.

Meanwhile, the countries that have increased their traffic with Valencia the most have been Egypt (+22.09%), India (+18.12%) and the United Arab Emirates (+17.12%).





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