Portland container volume falls 5.7pc in first 11 months

PORTLAND, Oregon, container volume fell 5.7 per cent in the first 11 months year-on-year to 227,252 TEU and 11.6 per cent down in November from the same month in 2007.

Export containers trumped imports in 2008, but cargo declined overall. Outbound container traffic through November fell 7.8 per cent to 127,896 TEU while box imports fell 2.7 per cent to 99,356 TEU.

Grain volume increased 3.8 per cent to 4.12 million tons and mineral bulk tonnage increased 1.4 per cent to 5.13 million tons, reported Newark's Journal of Commerce. Breakbulk throughput to November fell 5.8 per cent to 977,233 tons while and automotive shipments fell 7.4 per cent to 381,590 tons.

Source: Schednet