News International container traffic from "Marine-Trans Ltd"

Sea container transportations between Europe America Africa and Asia.

November 25, 2009

Following the results of 3 quarters of the last year the volume of the international sea transportations of container cargoes between seaports from Europe to Asia has decreased on 18.7 % (to 8.5 million TEU), in comparison with similar three quarters of last year. The volume of container transportations in the opposite direction, from Asia to Europe has decreased on 2.4 % and has made about 4 million TEU. Following the results of 3rd quarter container transportations of cargoes from Europe to Asia have decreased on 12 %, and has made in a cargo equivalent of 3.14 million TEU. Affairs with transportations of containers from Asia to Europe otherwise are. The big changes in the plan of growth of level of container transportations were outlined in this direction - the volume of cargo transportation in containers has risen on 10 % that has made 1.46 million TEU.

Heavy losses are suffered by container operators on container transportations from the North America to Europe. On this direction, for three quarters of current year, a cargo container stream has fallen to 18 %, and has made 2.07 million TEU. In the opposite direction from Europe to the North America container transportations have even more lowered rates - on 30 % and have made 1.84 million TEU. Results and are unfavorable the quarter: from the North America transportation of containers has fallen to 15 %, and in the opposite direction transportation of containers to the North America has decreased on 25 %.

Results of activity of container operators are practically similar also and at transportation of container cargoes between Europe and Central and the South America. For three quarters falling of level of container transportations from Southern and Central America has made 14.46 %. Affairs and with transportation of containers in Central is even worse are and the South America - decrease in level of transportations of containers makes of Europe almost 25 %. Also figures of transportations for the third quarter slightly differ. Transportation of containers from Southern and Central America to Europe has decreased on 18 %, and container transportations in Southern and Central America have fallen to 22 %.

Not is a better affair and on transportation of container cargoes to Australia are. Falling of container transportations to Australia, following the results of 9 months, has made 9 %, and in the opposite direction, to Europe of Australia, transportation of container cargoes has lowered the rates on 16.3 %. For the third quarter of current year, transportation of containers to Australia has decreased on 14 %, and to Europe from Australia transportation of containers has gone down on 8 %.

The transport container message of Europe and Africa is in best of all considered above messages. For 9 months from Africa, except ports of Mediterranean sea, to Europe falling has made 5.3 %, and from Europe to Africa transportation of containers was reduced only to 2,3 %. Quite good results of transportation of cargoes and in the third quarter - transportation of containers to Africa has decreased on 7 %, and transportation of containers from Africa all on 2 %.