Kiels breakbulk slowing its slide
The Port of Kiel handled 2.36m tonnes of cargo in the first half of this year, 5% less than in the same period of 2008. Above-average decline was recorded in the breakbulk sector, which was comparatively hard hit by the current economic crisis.
However, the downward trend may have levelled off, since June’s breakbulk figures were the same as the month before.
Against the difficult economic background the second quarter’s positive trend in ferry traffic “has been particularly pleasing” added the port.