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Trade - Facts and Figures  
   
The Port of Belfast handles over 60% of Northern Ireland’s seaborne trade and more than 20% for the entire island of Ireland.
 
   
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.  
   
Trade through the Port of Belfast in 2002 saw record tonnages in Grain and Animal Feeds, Aggregates, Peat, Bark, Timber and Steel offsetting a decline in roll-on/roll-off freight and passenger numbers using the Port’s ferry services.  
   

Belfast remains the busiest passenger port in Ireland with over 1.7 million passengers using the port in 2002.

 
   
Container traffic increased by 4% in 2002 with strong growth in Direct European container services offsetting reduced trade in cross channel container services.
 
   
Bulk cargo volumes were again in excess of 7.0 million tonnes despite the closure of the Port’s two largest bulk customers during 2002. Record tonnages in break bulk, up 12% on 2001, reinforced Belfast’s position as the leading break bulk port in Ireland.  
   
Trade & Shipping Statistics  
           
2002   2001   2000   1999   1998
Passengers (000’s)                  
Passengers 1735   1840   1964   2002   1783
Passenger Cars 397   394   433   454   400
Unit Load (000’s)                  
Freight Vehicles 306   332   350   337   330
Containers 115   111   122   119   117
Bulk Cargo (000’s tonnes)                  
Liquid Bulk 3047   3126   3015   3094   3312
Dry Bulk 3553   3786   3415   3256   2879
Break Bulk 425   382   333   261   251
Important Commodities (000’s tonnes)                  
Petroleum Products 2778   2808   2687   2765   2751
Grain and Feeds 1382   1283   1189   1351   1205
Coal 354   846   741   669   521
Fertilisers 234   237   267   309   282
Stones 849   616   464   364   392
Chemicals 170   211   224   224   191
Scrap 206   205   233   185   160
Timber 198   163   183   149   156
Shipping                  
Gross Tonnage (000’s tons) 75352   80089   82695   82571   74937
Number of Arrivals 7570   8307   8654   9022   8896
 
 
 
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