Cargo traffic at the combined port of HaminaKotka of Finland in January-August 2013 declined by 1.3% year-on-year to 9.57 million tonnes, the Port Authority data showed.
In August, cargo throughput at the port was 9.5% lower on last year’s figure at 1,075,558 tonnes, the port’s performance report said.
The Finnish ports Kotka (stevedoring company Kotkan Satama Oy) and Hamina (Haminan Satama Oy) merged under a new name on May 1, 2011. As a result, the HaminaKotka has turned into the largest export port of the country. In 2011, cargo throughput at the port rose 2.3% year-over-year to 16.05 million tonnes.
Kotka is located some 50 kilometers from the Russian Federation border, 280 km off St. Petersburg, 1000 km from Moscow. Port of Kotka comprises ports of Mussalo, Hietanen, Kantasatama, berth Puolanlaituri (Polish berth), berth Halla, and also port premises Sunila. Port of Hamina is the eastern port of Finland located 35 km from the Russian border.