Albania’s Durres port 2018 cargo traffic down 2.7% y/y

Albania’s largest sea port of Durres has handled 3.6 million tonnes of cargo in 2018, down from 3.7 million tonnes in the previous year, the port authority said.

Cargo ships carried 2.74 million tonnes of goods from/to Durres last year, slightly below the volume of 2.8 million tonnes processed in 2017, while ferries transported around 875,000 tonnes of cargo, up from 825,500 tonnes, according to data published by the port authority.

A total of 551 commercial vessels were handled at the cargo terminals, while 1,010 ferries visited the ferry terminal, which, besides passengers, also transports goods by trucks and trains.
Source: SeeNews