38 million tonnes of goods unloaded in Belgian ports in the third quarter of 2022
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In the third quarter of 2022, the total quantity of goods unloaded in Belgian sea ports amounted to 38 million tonnes. This is a decrease of 10.5 % compared to the previous quarter but an increase of 2.3 % compared to the same quarter of 2021.
The quantity of loaded goods fell by 6.1% compared with the second quarter of 2022 and by 4.3% on an annual basis to 31.6 million tonnes.
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Sea transport (2021-2022)
| Sea transport (2021-2022) | 2021-T1 | 2021-T2 | 2021-T3 | 2021-T4 | 2022-T1 | 2022-T2 | 2022-T3 |
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| Arriving ships (a) | 6,031 | 6,313 | 6,076 | 6,189 | 5,659 | 5,905 | 5,849 |
| Departing ships (a) | 5,999 | 6,303 | 6,095 | 6,155 | 5,677 | 5,923 | 5,851 |
| Cargo loaded (x 1,000 t) | 34,093 | 34,816 | 33,077 | 34,336 | 33,268 | 33,688 | 31,645 |
| Cargo unloaded (x 1,000 t) | 36,758 | 39,771 | 37,178 | 38,799 | 39,723 | 42,442 | 37,988 |
| Disembarked passengers (x 1,000)(b) | 149 | 265 | 1,631 | 487 | 331 | 468 | 579 |
| Embarked passengers (x 1,000)(b) | 165 | 306 | 1,815 | 655 | 411 | 414 | 557 |
| (a) Including extra-Community transit. (b) Excluding cruise passengers Source: Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics - Statistics Belgium) |
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Sea transport (1997-2021)
| Sea transport (1997-2021) | 1997 | 2007 | 2010 | 2015 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Arriving ships (a) | 32,248 | 34,043 | 28,812 | 24,806 | 25,726 | 23,679 | 24,609 |
| Departing ships (a) | 30,291 | 35,080 | 29,640 | 25,770 | 26,484 | 24,006 | 24,552 |
| Cargo loaded (x 1,000 t) | 61,856 | 102,365 | 100,794 | 112,468 | 125,914 | 126,387 | 136,321 |
| Cargo unloaded (x 1,000 t) | 100,208 | 134,327 | 125,561 | 128,715 | 151,868 | 142,288 | 152,506 |
| Disembarked passengers (x 1,000)(b) | 925 | 378 | 300 | 177 | 155 | 19 | 40 |
| Embarked passengers (x 1,000)(b) | 1,021 | 381 | 310 | 176 | 156 | 21 | 40 |
| (a) Including extra-Community transit. (b) Excluding cruise passengers Source: Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics - Statistics Belgium) |
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Purpose and brief description
De zeevaartstatistieken geven een beeld van de evolutie van het aantal zeeschepen, de tonnenmaat en het scheepstype, het aantal en gewicht van de goederen, het vrachttype, het continent van lading of lossing, het aantal passagiers…
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Quarterly
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Results available 5 months after the reference period