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2006 was the Port’s busiest year ever, with almost 17.5m tonnes
of goods handled. The record performance was driven primarily by
a 9% jump in containerized traffic, accounting for an additional
200,000 tonnes of cargo.
There were also significant
increases in several bulk cargo sectors such as steel (up 35%) and
cement (up 30%) reflecting the island’s buoyant construction sector.
Paper products were also up by 21% and animal feed / grain rose
by 8%, increasingly servicing customers in the Republic of Ireland.
In terms of quantity, the
Port’s most important trade remained Roll-Ro / Roll-Off freight
traffic which increased in 2006 to almost 4.6m tonnes. |