Thessaloniki Port’s Nine-Month Cargo Rises 19% on Balkan Traffic
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The port of Thessaloniki, Greece’s second-biggest, handled 19 percent more cargo in the first nine months of the year as shipments to and from Balkan markets increased.
Total dry bulk, general cargo, cement and liquid fuel shipments passing through the port, which markets itself as a gateway to the Balkans, rose to more than 10.5 million metric tons in the nine months from 8.8 million in the same period of 2011, according to a statement on Thessaloniki Port Authority SA’s website.