Record high performance in cargo handling at the Port of Gdansk

02.12.2004

November this year has seen Gdansk stevedores handle 1.7 million tonnes of a variety of cargoes, which is by 72.5 thou. tonnes more than in November 2003. This month is the eleventh in succession to have shown a growth in cargo handling in relation to the previous, also record-breaking year. A total increase in handling volumes, as compared with the last year, has already reached 2 million tonnes.

In general, during the eleven months of 2004, according to the compiled figures, Gdansk stevedores have handled 21.8 million tonnes of cargoes. The biggest group comprises liquid fuels - 11 million tonnes (by 1.8 million tonnes more than in the eleven months of 2003). The coal handling volume dropped by 120 thou. tonnes as compared with the last year, however, a volume of over 5.5 million tonnes still proves decidedly larger than envisaged in the outlooks for this period. A favourable cargo handling rate has been reported in the group "other bulk" - 2.4 million tonnes, as well as in general cargo - similarly 2.4 million tonnes. The latter has displayed a growth of about 300 thou. tonnes. Particular attention should be drawn to the container handling - in the eleven months the Gdansk Container Terminal has already handled 36,725 TEU. The above-mentioned prevailing cargo groups are supplemented with: grain - over 360 thou. tonnes, ore - 47 thou. tonnes and timber - 6 thou. tonnes.

The results presented above will be further completed with figures compiled from other terminals and quays of the Port of Gdansk. It is expected that the figures reported for the first eleven months of 2004 will amount to nearly 22 million tonnes, however, the outcome at the close of November has already exceeded the cargo handling volumes recorded in the entire year 2003 by about 500 thou. tonnes. Despite the fact that Gdansk stevedores are still left the entire month of December to go, already now, the last year's record high performance has been successfully improved.

The figures on cargo handling volumes set out above, after the information from all quays have been compiled and completed, along with the archive data will be available on graphs in the "Cargo statistics" section.