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Economic Analysis of European Seaport System
Economic Analysis of European Seaport System
Economic Analysis of European Seaport System
European ports in 2006 moved a billion tons of dry bulk, a thousand and six
hundred million tons of bulk liquids, 319 million tons of general cargo, 447
million tons of cargo Roro and about 900 million tons of cargo containerized.
The ports on the coast between Le Havre and Hamburg are the most
important, they serve a dense hinterland in terms of population and
industry, holding 48.4% of the European movement of containers, with 40.3
million TEU, 26.8% of dry bulk, with 269 million tons, 24.6% of bulk liquids,
with 391 million tons, 19.5% of general cargo, with 62 million tons and
18.3% of the load Roro, with 82 million tonnes.
Another question the study addresses are the maritime services at
European ports, especially the growth in average size of container vessels
feeders of 650 TEUs in 2005 to 850 TEU in 2015 and ships of the line North-
South 3000 TEU in 2005 to 3500 TEU in 2015, and deepsea vessels from
4000 to 7000 TEU in 2005 to 6500 to 10,500 TEU in 2015.
In this case, it is also interesting that the analysis is the study of the
strategic ports of the main shipping lanes of containers, such as Maersk,
which node is closest to Algeciras. This is a trend towards concentration of
the main lines in a few hub ports, but not so few that we create a
dependency line, ie not putting all eggs in one basket, it is necessary to also
manage the trade-off between reducing port costs and maintenance of
"transit-times for customers.