Port of Helsinki cargo throughput down 14 % to 0.8 million tonnes in October

The amount of unitized cargo traffic through the port of Helsinki in October was 0.8 million tonnes, which is a monthly record for this year. However, it is still some 14 % short of the volumes of the previous year.
Between January and October the cargo traffic amounted to nearly 7.2 million tonnes, which is 24 % less than last year at the same time. Port of Helsinki's market share of the unitized cargo traffic in all Finnish ports rose to roughly 26 %. Port of Helsinki's market share of transported containers was 33 %. Some 56 % of all trucks and trailers were transported through the Port of Helsinki.
The total number of passengers in October was 775,000, which was roughly 10 % more than in October 2008. The number of passengers between January and October climbed to 7.7 million, which is a 1 % increase from the previous year.

Source: www.transportweekly.com