Volumes of commodities shipped via Finland seaports in 2009 totaled 78 million 701.163.000 tons, 17.9% down on 2008. In January-November 2009, the country’s ports terminals transshipped 42.517.775 tons of inbound cargoes, showing a year-over-year 20.8 percent slump and 36.183.388 tones of outbound cargoes, 14,2% less over the reporting period of 2008.
Sköldvik port handled 17.139.225 tons, the largest volume among other Finland seaports, yet a 3.8 percent decline over 2008, the Association of Finnish ports statement said.
Freight traffic through Kotka port terminal was at 7.250.000 tons in 11 months of 2009, a 35.2 percent year-over-year drop, throughput in the port of Helsinki in the reporting period decreased by 17%, to 9.992.056 tons.
Noteworthy, final data for 11 months of 2009 posted recently by the authorities show a 18.6 percent decline in freight traffics, to 71.900.000 tons over the same period in previous year. In 2008 total volume of commodities shipped via Finland ports amounted to 95.838.036 thousand tons.
Sköldvik port handled 17.139.225 tons, the largest volume among other Finland seaports, yet a 3.8 percent decline over 2008, the Association of Finnish ports statement said.
Freight traffic through Kotka port terminal was at 7.250.000 tons in 11 months of 2009, a 35.2 percent year-over-year drop, throughput in the port of Helsinki in the reporting period decreased by 17%, to 9.992.056 tons.
Noteworthy, final data for 11 months of 2009 posted recently by the authorities show a 18.6 percent decline in freight traffics, to 71.900.000 tons over the same period in previous year. In 2008 total volume of commodities shipped via Finland ports amounted to 95.838.036 thousand tons.