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25th August 2011
Port and Shipping Volumes Show Second Quarter Slowdown
Volumes for both port and shipping traffic during the second quarter for 2011 have declined when compared to growth rates over the first three months of last year according to the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO).
The figures released today also highlight that during the second quarter only 1of the 5 principal freight segments had any growth over the same timeframe, while the other modes remained flat or recorded some volume decline compared to the same period last year.
Below is a list of figures for each transport mode based for the second quarter of 2011.
•Lift-on/Lift-off (lo/lo) trades remained static at 0%.
•Roll-on/Roll-off (ro/ro) export traffic was down by 1%.
•Dry bulk volumes increased by 5%,
•Break bulk volumes were down by 6%
•The Tanker/Liquid bulk market was down 6%.
For more in-depth analysis of each freight-transport mode issued by the IMDO and accompanied by graphic charts click HERE.
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