Port of Helsinki cargo volume is up 9% to 1,71m tons

Trade flows passing via the port of Helsinki (Finland) in January-February 2011 increased by 9% compared with the same period in 2010 to 1,71 million tons, the Port Authority said. These figures do not include the volumes of containers and vehicles.


In the reporting period container throughput of Helsinki fell by 7% to 59,550 TEUs, the volume of Ro-Ro cargo amounted to 79,970 units, up 16% from the same period a year earlier.


In February the Port of Helsinki handled 813,000 tons of cargo.


Port of Helsinki is one of the largest seaport in Finland. Cargo throughput of the port in 2010 grew by 12% y-o-y to 10,921,000 tons, container traffic rose 11% to 399,903 TEUs, Ro-Ro cargo shipments increased by 13% to 488,772 units.
(Source:http://en.portnews.ru)