Freight News, Sea

Boulogne-Calais on the bounce

[ April 25, 2017   //   Chris ]

Boulogne Calais Port has bounced back from a difficult year in 2016 to achieve a record quarter in the first three months of 2017.

The renewed pick-up in freight traffic allowed the Port of Calais to realise the best quarter, with an absolute record in March when 181.005 cargo units which used the Calais port facilities. The number of heavy goods vessels crossing through the Port of Calais grew by 11,2% compared to the same period of 2016, with 507,850 heavy goods vessels passing through the port.
Unaccompanied freight traffic also increased by 13% compared to 2016 with more than 1,000 additional trailers handled.

The Port of Calais now considers itself to be the uncontested leader in cross-Channel freight traffic, with a market share of almost 48%.
Jean-Marc Puissesseau, President-Director of the Boulogne Calais Port, declared: “We are pleased with the very encouraging freight results which were obtained thanks to the efforts taken to ensure the security of all users and the fluidity of traffic. This increase further reinforces the need to adapt our infrastructure to these new volumes of traffic through Calais Port 2015.”

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