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Gothenburg port achieves 1.9pc growth in Q2 box traffic, but H1 down 1.6pc
SWEDEN's main port of Gothenburg enjoyed a 1.9 per cent increase in year-on-year second quarter box traffic to 213,000 TEU, but also suffered a 1.6 per cent decline in the first half to 418,000 TEU.
"The container market has been weak for some time but we could see a distinct improvement during the second quarter," said port CEO Magnus Karestedt. "Not a major improvement, but an improvement nevertheless. Things are looking brighter for Swedish foreign trade."
In the first six months of the year the port handled a total of 265,000 cargo units in ro-ro traffic, marking a decline of 7.3 per cent against the same period a year earlier.
"The fall is a direct result of a downturn in the flow of paper between Sweden and Finland," Mr Karestedt explained, reported the Baltic Transport Journal.
"The container market has been weak for some time but we could see a distinct improvement during the second quarter," said port CEO Magnus Karestedt. "Not a major improvement, but an improvement nevertheless. Things are looking brighter for Swedish foreign trade."
In the first six months of the year the port handled a total of 265,000 cargo units in ro-ro traffic, marking a decline of 7.3 per cent against the same period a year earlier.
"The fall is a direct result of a downturn in the flow of paper between Sweden and Finland," Mr Karestedt explained, reported the Baltic Transport Journal.
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