The cargo sector of Port of Kiel was unable to match the top results of the reference period (2017: 7.4 million tons, +14.3 %). The handling performance decreased by 3.5 % to 7.15 tons of cargo in 2018. Dr Dirk Claus, the Managing Director of the Port of Kiel (SEEHAFEN KIEL GmbH & Co. KG) said: “After two years of very strong growth, the result in the freight sector of the port of Kiel is somewhat weaker this time. However, in economic terms, this is compensated by the growing passenger...
ANNUAL RESULTS
Strong Hawke’s Bay economy leads to Napier Port’s new cargo record
In the year to 30 September 2018, Napier Port celebrated handling a total of 5.1 million tonnes of cargo. A record 2.2 million tonnes of logs were exported to markets across the world, up from 1.6 million tonnes last year. A total of 266,006 containers (TEU) passed through the port’s container terminal, and the port’s onsite packing operation handled a record 51,126 TEU containers. Apple exports exceeded 23,000 TEU containers for the first time, while fertilizer, cement and oil imports remained...
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