Dunkerque port has seen a 10 per cent increase in cargo volume in the first half of the year boosted by a good performance in general cargo and bulk solid volumes.
First half volume rose to 23 million tons, which was two million-ton year-on-year increase, increasing container traffic 17 per cent to 154,000 TEU.
Ro-ro traffic increased 14 per cent to 6.70 million tons, compared with last year. The number of trucks and trailers showed a rise of 17 per cent with 278,000 freight units.
Ore traffic was up by 20 per cent, but coal volumes at 2.08 million tons were down 27 per cent. Grain exports reached 1.33 million tons at the end of June, up 185 per cent, reported the American Journal of Transportation.
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