Containers up 9 per cent at Luka Koper, Slovenia
The maritime throughput in the January – June period amounted to 11.945 million tons, which is 6 percent more compared to the same period of 2016. The highest growth was registered on the container and liquid bulk segment, while cars and general cargoes registered a decrease.
| in tonnes | Jan – Jun 2017 | Jan – Jun 2016 | Index 2017/2016 |
| General cargo | 678,220 | 763,989 | 89 |
| Containers | 4,615,909 | 4,161,688 | 111 |
| Cars | 527,592 | 538,367 | 98 |
| Liquid bulk | 1,870,080 | 1,688,004 | 111 |
| Dry bulk | 4,253,858 | 4,149,821 | 103 |
| Total | 11,945,663 | 11,301,868 | 106 |
| in units | Jan – Jun 2017 | Jan – Jun 2016 | Index 2017/2016 |
| Containers (TEU) | 459,965 | 423,269 | 109 |
| Cars (units) | 350,129 | 355,513 | 98 |
Of a total of 22 million tonnes of goods handled by the Port of Koper last year, almost one third consisted of Austrian cargo. It is handled at all port’s terminals whilst iron ore, paper, timber, coal and various types of goods transported in containers are at the top of the cargo types. Only last year, there were 195,000 Austrian containers (TEU) moved in the port.