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2014 TRAFFIC: DUNKERQUE-PORT HANDLED 47.10 MT IN 2014 (UP 8% COMPARED WITH 2013)
14th january 2015

General cargo and solid bulk traffics performed well and posted a total increase in volume of 8% to 47 MT, a rise of 3.4 MT compared with 2013.

RoRo traffic was up 13% at 13.9 MT (new record). The number of trucks and trailers rose by 14% to 573,310 freight units (new record). Passengers and tourist cars rose by 10 and 4% respectively to 2,525,133 passengers (new record) and 672,780 vehicles.

Containers were up 6% overall to a volume of 2.9 MT. A new record was set in numbers with 311,830 TEU, an increase of 7%. Full containers rose by 6% to 176,523 TEU.

General cargoes rose by 12% to 17.8 MT (new record).

It was a good year for ore traffic, which increased by 13% to 13.5 MT. Coal traffic improved during the second half-year but was still down by 6% at 5.1 MT.

Grain set a new annual record at 2.3 MT, a rise of 49% over 2013 (the last one was in 1991 with 2.2 MT). The new record for a grain campaign (July 2013 to June 2014) had been reached last June with 2.4 MT.

«Small» solid bulks were stable at 2.6 MT.

Solid bulks were up 9% overall at 23.6 MT.

Petroleum products showed a drop of 4% to 4.9 MT.

Other liquid bulks were down 23% to 0.7 MT, because they were affected by the closure of Diester Industries for the whole year.

Overall, liquid bulks fell by 7% to 5.6 MT.

The port of Dunkirk berthed 6,329 ships in 2014 (+7%).

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