Throughput of Tallinn port down 31.9% to 14.79 mln t in H1 08

In January-June 2008, the port of Tallinn handled 14.790.7 million tonnes of cargo (-31.9%, year-on-year), the port informs.

Transshipment of general cargo amounted to 315,900 tonnes (-28.7%, year-on-year), dry bulk – 1.548.5 million tonnes (-72.8%), liquid bulk cargo – 10.346.7 million tonnes (-20.6%). In the reported period, transshipment of containerized cargo grew by 1.6%, year-on-year, to 88,000 478 TEU, ro-ro cargo – 1.854.2 million tonnes (+4.1%, year-on-year). Transshipment of non-marine cargo fell by 10.7% to 66,300 tonnes.

In the first half of 2008, transshipment of export cargo totaled 1.453.45 million tonnes (+5.16%), import – 1.774.14 million tonnes (+3.02%), transit cargo – 11.494.98 million tonnes (-38.03%).