Business Square - Cargo throughput

Different kinds of goods are transhipped in both ports. In the last few years the number of transhipped tonnes of goods is increasing. In the year 2007 the cargo throughput increased to over 7.8 million tons, an alltime high record!

Transshipment of goods Delfzijl/Eemshaven   SEA GOING VESSELS   2006   2005   Incoming     Outgoing     Total     Incoming     Outgoing     Total Kind of cargo (x 1,000 tonnes) 0 agriculture 161 43 204 53 59 112 1 food 52 236 288 62 178 240 2 fuel 5 0 5 9 2 11 3 oil 31 0 31 9 10 19 4 ore 173 0 173 218 0 218 5 metals 34 18 52 2 18 20 6 minerals 445 1,045 1,490 391 1,082 1,473 7 fertilizers 55 5 60 69 0 69 8 chemical 232 128 360 225 285 510 9 other 86 181 267 167 159 326               total 1,274 1,656 2,930 1,205 1,793 2,998

Transshipment of goods Delfzijl/Eemshaven   INLAND VESSELS   2006   2005   Incoming     Outgoing     Total     Incoming     Outgoing     Total Kind of cargo (x 1,000 tonnes) 0 agriculture 77 62 139 55 52 107 1 food 74 44 118 38 17 55 2 fuel 103 1 104 132 1 133 3 oil 483 291 774 187 184 371 4 ore 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 metals 21 43 64 13 39 52 6 minerals 1,297 1,491 2,788 1,000 1,454 2,454 7 fertilizers 12 2 14 14 15 29 8 chemical 206 217 423 235 504 739 9 other 335 31 366 141 21 162               total 2,609 2,182 4,791 1,816 2,287 4,103