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Port traffic edges up in 2011

Total freight traffic through UK ports was 519 million tonnes, up 1% on 2010, but still 11% below the 2005 level said the Department for Transport in its latest statistical report. Compared with 2010, inwards traffic increased by 5% to 328 Mt, whilst outwards traffic decreased by 4% to 192 Mt. Grimsby and Immingham remained the UK’s leading port in 2011, handling 57mt or11% of UK traffic, followed by London with ... [+]