Nine-month freight flows through the ports in Finland increased by 11.7% from Jan-Sept, 2009 to 64,353,500 tons, the Association of Finnish ports reports.
In January-September inbound goods volume at the country’s seaports rose 10.9% from the same period last year to 34,925,000 tons, outbound cargoes increased by 12.7% to 29,428,480 tons.
The port Sköldvik handled 11,435,000 tons of cargo - the largest volume in January-September 2010, but 9.3% down from last year’s figures.
Nine-month throughput of the port of Kotka, according to the Association’s statistics, rose 25.2% compared with the same period last year, to 6,865,000 tons, trade flows via the port of Helsinki increased by 10.1%, to 8 million tons. Freight traffic through the port of Hamina in Jan-Sept, surged by 35.1% to 2,766,700 tons. Port of Oulu also posted a 11.8-percent growth to 2,110,977 tons of cargo.
In 2009 cargo turnover of the seaports of Finland shrank by 17.9% year-over-year to 78,701,163 tons.
The port Sköldvik handled 11,435,000 tons of cargo - the largest volume in January-September 2010, but 9.3% down from last year’s figures.
Nine-month throughput of the port of Kotka, according to the Association’s statistics, rose 25.2% compared with the same period last year, to 6,865,000 tons, trade flows via the port of Helsinki increased by 10.1%, to 8 million tons. Freight traffic through the port of Hamina in Jan-Sept, surged by 35.1% to 2,766,700 tons. Port of Oulu also posted a 11.8-percent growth to 2,110,977 tons of cargo.
In 2009 cargo turnover of the seaports of Finland shrank by 17.9% year-over-year to 78,701,163 tons.