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The Baltic Port List 2007 is the most comprehensive report of Baltic Sea ports’ traffic and cargo throughput. It covers 99.1 % of the total cargo handled in all ports located in the Baltic Sea. All nine countries surrounding the Baltic Sea - Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Russia - are included in the report. There are altogether 239 ports of which 209 are located in the Baltic Sea.
The report offers detailed statistical data of single ports but at the same time it offers a general review of maritime transport in the Baltic Sea level. The accuracy and coverage of the report includes ports which have handled more than 50,000 tonnes of cargo in 2007. The report also provides details of small ports, since ports meeting the criteria of handling more than 50,000 tonnes of cargo (part of which should be international) were included.
The report includes a catalogue with key figures of traffic flow, cargo structure, ship calls, number of transport units and number of passengers. The Baltic Sea level analysis presents a general view of maritime traffic in 2007 and the most significant changes in comparison to year 2006.
The report is useful to all interest groups in the maritime and logistics field around the Baltic Sea region: companies in the transport sector, ports, authorities within maritime and transport sector as well as research institutes who want to follow the development and the structure of the traffic flows in the Baltic Sea and in the ports.
The Baltic Port List is an annual market analysis, which is now being published for the second time. By producing a continuous series of annual market reports, better recognition of changes and trends in the cargo handling and traffic in the Baltic Sea ports will be ensured.
Cargo throughput in the Baltic Sea ports increased by 4.1% between 2006 and 2007, middle-sized ports are growing fastest
The total cargo throughput amounted to 826 million tonnes in 2007, which was 32 million tonnes more than in 2006. The majority of such growth was the result of an increase in volumes of international import. In relative terms, the fastest annual growth took place in Russia (+12.8%), Lithuania (+8.3%) and Latvia (+4.9%). In addition, middle-sized Baltic Sea ports, in the size class of 5-10 million tonnes, grew most rapidly, by 7.2%.
Figure. Cargo handled in the Baltic Sea ports by country in 2006 and 2007.
Liquid bulk remained the biggest cargo type handled
International cargo traffic can be divided into three groups: dry bulk, liquid bulk and other dry cargo. Of these, liquid bulk cargoes formed the largest share of international cargo traffic in the Baltic Sea, at 39%, amounting to 292 million tonnes in 2007. The annual growth was negative, at almost 1%. However, in Russia, where over 37% of liquid bulk cargoes were handled, the annual growth reached 6.5%. The other dry cargo was the fastest growing cargo type in the Baltic Sea, totalling an annual increase of almost 10%. Ports with total cargo volumes of more than 10 million tonnes, reached an even greater annual growth of almost 16%.
Biggest ports dominated the traffic in the Baltic Sea
The top 20 ports, measured by total cargo volumes, handled 504 million tonnes of cargoes, accounting for 61% of the total cargo traffic (market share +0.5 percentage points). The two biggest ports, namely Primorsk and Saint Petersburg, were experiencing the largest increases in market shares (0.7% points and 0.4% points) as well as growing fastest in absolute terms (+8.1 million tonnes and +5.3 million tonnes). Largest annual increases amongst the top 20 ports, in relative terms, were found in Gdynia (+21.5%), Vysotsk (+19.7%) and Malmö (+18.5%).
Ports handling more than 10 million tonnes of cargoes, dominated in particular international liquid bulk traffic with the share of 85% but they also had the largest share in international other dry cargoes (61%). In addition, for example, international container traffic was highly concentrated. Of 7.4 million TEU of containers handled in the Baltic Sea, 93.1% (+0.6% points) passed through top 20 container ports in 2007. Handling of containers grew most, in absolute terms, in Saint Petersburg (+248 000 TEU), Gdynia (+158 000 TEU) and Kotka (+111 000 TEU). In addition to these three ports Gothenburg belonged to major container ports in the Baltic Sea.
For more information:
Head of Unit Mr. Antti Saurama, Research and Consulting Services
Tel. +358 2 281 3341, mob. +358 40 592 4921
E-mail: antti.saurama@utu.fi
Project Manager Ms. Johanna Särkijärvi, Research and Consulting Services
Tel. +358 2 281 3346
E-mail: johanna.sarkijarvi@utu.fi