Cargo volume and throughput numbers at the Port of Marseille Fos headed higher for the end of November.
According to Marseille Fos, cargo handled at the port reached 78.3 million tonnes (mt) at the end of November, a 3% rise from the same period last year.
Cargo volumes firmed 7% at the end of September before suffering from a slowdown in the world economy and strikes over national port and pension reforms.
Container throughput rose 9% and container tonnage went up 8% to 8.6 mt, while general cargo gained 9% to 14.5 mt. Dry bulk was shown to have surged 42% to 10.6 mt.
The port said traffic increased in all main cargo categories except for the oil sector which fell 4% to 50.2 mt due to a combination of technical shutdowns, reduced demand, and cancelled calls from the autumn strike.
According to Marseille Fos, cargo handled at the port reached 78.3 million tonnes (mt) at the end of November, a 3% rise from the same period last year.
Cargo volumes firmed 7% at the end of September before suffering from a slowdown in the world economy and strikes over national port and pension reforms.
Container throughput rose 9% and container tonnage went up 8% to 8.6 mt, while general cargo gained 9% to 14.5 mt. Dry bulk was shown to have surged 42% to 10.6 mt.
The port said traffic increased in all main cargo categories except for the oil sector which fell 4% to 50.2 mt due to a combination of technical shutdowns, reduced demand, and cancelled calls from the autumn strike.