Throughput of port Helsinki (Finland) up 5% to 5.9 mln t in Jan-July’14
In January-July 2014, the port of Helsinki (Finland) handled 5.9 mln t of cargo (almost 5-pct increase, year-on-year), the port authority says. According to the statement, import climbed by 2% to 2.85 mln t, export – by 7% to 3.05 mln t.
The port’s passenger turnover increased by almost 3% to 6.5 mln passengers including 1.4 mln passengers serviced in July (+6%).
In July, the port’s throughput climbed to 800,000 t (+7%). Transshipment of import cargo increased by 4%, export – by 10%.
The Port of Helsinki is one of the largest ports in Finland, the largest passenger port and the third largest in the Baltic Sea. In the first half of 2014, the port handled 5.1 mln t of cargo (+4%, year-on-year).