The provisional port statistics for the last quarter of 2009 have been released by the Department of Transport. They say that total port traffic in terms of tonnage for the year to Q4 2009 was down by 10% on the four quarters to the end of 2008. Inward traffic was down 9% and outward by 7%. In terms of units, inward traffic was down 9% and outward by 11%. The overall figure was down by 10% on 2008.
Looking at the statistics on a quarterly tonnage basis the total traffic for Q4 compared with the same quarter last year was down 9% with inward traffic down 11% and outward traffic by 6%. In terms of units, inward traffic was up 1% and outward traffic was down by 8% compared with Q4 2008. Total unitised traffic for Q4 2009 was down 4% compared with Q4 2008.
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