The French Port of Marseilles-Fos has registered a 12 per cent increase in cargo volumes in first quarter to handle 24.3 million tons of cargo.
The growth was attributed to higher container and oil volumes.
First quarter box tonnage rose by 13 per cent year on year to 2.6 million tons, with box throughput surging ahead 15 per cent to 260,484 TEU.
Within the throughput total, east/west traffic via Fos rose by 19 per cent to 186,911 TEU, while the port's eastern harbour attracted seven per cent more boxes at 73,573 TEU, reports American Shipper.
The growth was attributed to higher container and oil volumes.
First quarter box tonnage rose by 13 per cent year on year to 2.6 million tons, with box throughput surging ahead 15 per cent to 260,484 TEU.
Within the throughput total, east/west traffic via Fos rose by 19 per cent to 186,911 TEU, while the port's eastern harbour attracted seven per cent more boxes at 73,573 TEU, reports American Shipper.