The Port of Algeciras Bay has started to return positive growth figures once more.
Figures for Algeciras Bay - like the kites - are rising
June’s total throughput saw an upward trend 3.8%, (6.2m tonnes of cargo).
The lion’s share of this recovery can be put down to the general cargo increase of 15.5% plus a container throughput rise of 10% to 285,765 teu.
At the same time, ro-ro traffic on the lines covering the Strait (Algeciras-Ceuta and Algeciras-Tangiers/Tanger Med) showed a similar trend for the first of the summer months, with 17,163 units making the crossing (an upward swing of 7%).
In all, the Port of Algeciras Bay has brought the first half of 2009 to a close with accumulated throughput of 33.8m tonnes (down by 11.9%).
The port’s board has also approved the tender for the last phase of port expansion work on Isla Verde Exterior, an investment of €41m ($58.5m) financed in conjunction with EU funds. This last phase involves the last of the levelled areas – a 14-hectare surface – of Phase B on Isla Verde Exterior and the completion of the Southern Enclosure.
Source : Port Strategy
At the same time, ro-ro traffic on the lines covering the Strait (Algeciras-Ceuta and Algeciras-Tangiers/Tanger Med) showed a similar trend for the first of the summer months, with 17,163 units making the crossing (an upward swing of 7%).
In all, the Port of Algeciras Bay has brought the first half of 2009 to a close with accumulated throughput of 33.8m tonnes (down by 11.9%).
The port’s board has also approved the tender for the last phase of port expansion work on Isla Verde Exterior, an investment of €41m ($58.5m) financed in conjunction with EU funds. This last phase involves the last of the levelled areas – a 14-hectare surface – of Phase B on Isla Verde Exterior and the completion of the Southern Enclosure.
Source : Port Strategy