Increase in container handling in the port of Koper

The Slovenian maritime port saw a strong rise in the handling of cars in the first half of the year 2018; total cargo volume remained stable

Increase in container handling in the port of Koper

On the basis of the Rules of Ljubljana Stock Exchange and the Financial Instruments Market Act RS, Luka Koper d.d. published the maritime throughput and revenues (incomplete data) for the January – June 2018 period.The cargo statistics show an increase on almost all cargo segments, except for liquid and dry bulk cargo. Container traffic reached  487.674 TEUs, which means an increase of 6 per cent compared to the first six months of 2017.

Cars handled at the terminal of the Adriatic port increased by 17 per cent to 408.855 units or 612.397 tonnes. Total throughput remained stable at 11.9 million tonnes.

Cargo throughput (tons) Jan – Jun 2018 Jan – Jun 2017 Index 18/17
General cargo 771.642 678.220 114
Containers 4.687.077 4.615.913 102
Cars 612.397 523.983 117
Liquid cargoes 1.711.804 1.870.080 92
Dry bulk cargoes 4.198.249 4.253.858 99
Total 11.981.170 11.942.054 100

 

Cargo throughput (in units) Jan – Jun 2018 Jan – Jun 2017 Index 18/17
Containers (TEU) 487.674 459.967 106
Cars (units) 408.855 348.445 117

 

Net sales revenues of Luka Koper, d.d. Jan – Jun 2018 Jan – Jun 2017 Index 18/17
(in 000 EUR) 111.616* 105.543 106

The Port of Koper is located on the south coast of the Gulf of Trieste, in the republic of Slovenia, capital Ljubljana. There are 10 terminals in the port area with a total quay length of 3,300 meters. 10 terminals with a total quay length of 3,300 meters specialising in handling and warehousing various types of goods, such as containers, general cargo, foodstuffs, light-perishable goods, livestock, RO-RO, timber, dry bulk and liquid cargoes.

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