Coronavirus update: Cargo transhipment in North Sea Port falls by more than 11% in first half of year, Published on Wed 8 Jul 2020

Total traffic for the port was down 11.5% in the first half of 2020 due to the Coronavirus crisis. All sectors decreased, except containers. Liquid bulk fell by 17.3% (1.8 million tonnes), dry bulk by 7.2% (1.3 million tonnes), ro/ro experienced a decline of 29% (0.5 million tonnes) and breakbulk decreased by 13% (0.7 million tonnes). However, container transhipment increased by 5.4% reflecting the fact that a number of companies in North Sea Port have been able to attract new services over the past three years, in some cases scheduled services, giving the port a sustained boost.

A copy of North Sea Port’s press release is available here