Norwegian container traffic up 15 per cent in one year

Norwegian container traffic increased 15.2 per cent in the 12 months to the end of the second quarter of 2007 to 166,500 TEUs, according to information collated by the Norway Statistics. Oslo remained the biggest container port handling 48,000 TEUs carrying 1.2 million tonnes, up 13.2 per cent. Meanwhile the ports handled a total of 450 million tonnes, down 1.6 million tonnes on a year earlier. Wet bulk saw a reduction of 2.3 million tonnes to 23.4 million tonnes. Ferry passenger traffic to and from Germany, Denmark and Sweden increased by 7.7 per cent, or 116,200 passengers to 1.6 million. Oslo had the most passengers with 649,000 during the second quarter, followed by Kristiansand and Sandefjord.