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Trade - Facts and Figures  
   
The Port of Belfast handles 60% of Northern Ireland’s seaborne trade and 20% of the entire island's.
 
   
The Port’s natural hinterland is not restricted to Northern Ireland but extends into the Republic of Ireland with cross border trade representing over 40% of the Port’s roll-on/roll-off traffic.  
   

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.

 
   

Belfast remains the busiest passenger port in Ireland with 1.2 million passengers using the port in 2006.

 
   
   
Trade & Shipping Statistics  
           
2006   2005   2004   2003   2002
Passengers (000’s)                  
Passengers 1223   1256   1649   1742   1735
Passenger Cars 313   309   392   392   397
Unit Load (000’s)                  
Freight Vehicles 343   338   340   321   306
Containers 145   133   139   128   115
Bulk Cargo (000’s tonnes)                  
Liquid Bulk 2872   3078   3083   3013   3047
Dry Bulk 3543   3520   3501   3653   3553
Break Bulk 621   611   529   496   425
Important Commodities (000’s tonnes)                  
Petroleum Products 2745   2945   2958   2872   2778
Grain and Feeds 1574   1451   1576   1468   1382
Coal 264   242   204   244   354
Fertilisers 264   332   352   417   234
Stones 720   813   702   866   849
Chemicals 24   22   25   24   170
Scrap 248   255   220   231   206
Timber 291   299   268   237   198
Shipping                  
Gross Tonnage (000’s tons) 72698   72137   75212   73815   75352
Number of Arrivals 6213   6314   6933   7016   7570
 
 
 
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