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50-Year Cargo Statistics

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CARGO STATISTICS: 1952-2007

Figures in MetricTonnes 

Year

Grain

Coal

Iron Ore

Potash

Dry Bulk

Liquid Bulk

General Cargo

Logs

Total Tonnes

Total Vessels

Opening of Navigation

Closing of Navigation

2007

6,349,326

1,315,645

530,788

90,432

155,554

51,023

8,492,768

431

Mar-25

Jan 07/08

2006

6,457,468

1,200,989

 

438,329

117,695

195,601

56,378

 

8,466,460

426

Mar-23

Jan 12/07

2005

5,876,577

1,363,707

 

530,406

153,736

209,604

66,644

 

8,200,674

418

Mar-26

Jan 07/06

2004

5,827,524 

1,663,004 

 

661,067 

198,033

195,107

4,863

 

8,549,598

418

Mar-24

Jan 17/05

2003

 5,613,347

1,739,014

 

525,580

142,488

181,241

58,333

 

8,260,003

416

Apr-03

Jan 06/04

 2002

 5,672,262

1,739,786

 

532,787

188,992

178,687

122,208

 

8,434,722

461

Mar-23

Jan 09/03

 2001

 6,484,351

1,642,820

 

511,546

199,435

235,152

144,352

 

9,217,656

518

Mar-23

Jan 11/02

 2000

 7,059,393

622,269

 

624,922

127,196

150,340

138,133

 

8,722,253

498

Mar-25

Dec 26/00

 1999

 6,942,314

1,174,786

 

549,767

98,384

92,505

112,173

 

8,969,929

472

Mar-28

Jan 04/00

 1998

 7,440,351

1,451,147

 

727,408

115,055

130,123

159,224

 

10,023,308

508

Mar-26

Jan 08/99

 1997

 10,193,857

 1,409,873

 

696,174

160,827

218,174

171,506

 

12,850,411

645

Apr-01

Jan 07/98

 1996

 7,663,645

1,529,716

 

539,592

141,439

130,332

132,653

 

10,137,377

506

Apr-04

Dec 27

 1995

 8,568,199

1,911,758

 

596,253

123,659

123,312

115,490

 

11,438,671

557

Mar-27

Dec-30

 1994

 10,491,337

2,245,105

 

605,091

152,947

183,518

160,507

 

13,838,505

679

Apr-12

Jan 10/95

 1993

 8,157,168

2,387,642

 

551,830

103,274

185,827

102,092

 

11,487,833

563

Apr-02

Dec-30

 1992

 8,708,222

2,645,811

 

829,245

131,845

220,077

225,462

 

12,760,662

741

Mar-27

Jan 8/93

 1991

 12,962,313

2,568,794

 

1,095,061

184,908

194,125

357,952

 

17,363,153

969

Mar-26

Dec-31

 1990

 9,008,213

3,031,235

 

1,358,209

258,928

294,723

296,665

 

14,247,973

827

Mar-27

Dec-28

 1989

 7,008,114

3,799,606

 

1,439,278

281,422

369,187

414,088

 

13,311,695

822

Mar-25

Dec-25

 1988

 11,178,128

3,557,782

 

1,430,040

223,046

244,098

540,011

 

17,173,105

993

Mar-23

Jan 12/89

 1987

 14,679,414

3,250,528

 

1,544,188

236,192

267,478

456,472

 

20,434,272

1,133

Mar-27

Jan 02/88

 1986

 12,497,902

2,300,086

515,427

1,478,253

200,132

314,752

310,694

 

17,617,246

1,012

Apr-01

Dec-30

 1985

 12,001,791

2,146,702

483,784

1,685,153

199,047

347,721

417,569

 

17,281,767

1,001

Apr-02

Dec-31

 1984

 16,602,617

2,775,596

963,127

1,843,828

167,402

285,154

386,960

 

23,024,684

1,320

Mar-29

Dec-31

 1983

 17,679,719

2,159,546

1,412,131

1,451,296

138,906

414,857

302,708

 

23,559,163

1,359

Mar-25

Dec-30

 1982

 16,996,696

2,103,726

808,132

1,644,857

225,662

436,357

194,152

 

22,409,582

1,337

Apr-12

Dec-24

 1981

13,874,632

2,274,690

1,220,485

1,445,651

260,386

469,953

638,992

 

20,184,789

1,357

Mar-27

Dec-29

 1980

 14,659,943

2,684,832

2,681,053

808,458

424,813

488,757

650,084

 

22,397,940

1,470

Mar-27

Dec-28

 1979

 12,395,819

2,271,831

3,827,870

433,362

499,731

443,087

642,598

 

20,514,298

1,396

Apr-06

Jan-03

 1978

 13,672,602

304,474

4,470,852

211,872

392,764

526,621

622,684

 

20,201,869

1,420

Apr-06

Jan-06

 1977

 13,128,417

528,838

4,747,481

64,942

315,508

460,412

571,639

 

19,817,237

1,381

Mar-26

Jan-08

 1976

 12,045,308

294,750

4,177,529

28,276

336,164

418,736

524,326

 

17,825,089

1,286

Apr-07

Jan-07

 1975

 12,940,565

 646,002

3,905,518

20,821

281,778

444,629

456,135

 

18,695,448

1,298

Mar-26

Jan-05

 1974

 10,167,526

 444,716

5,004,517

19,652

317,267

451,009

323,304

 

16,727,991

1,127

Apr-04

Jan-31

 1973

 11,416,037

145,085

5,215,655

 

235,967

433,231

290,711

95,255

17,831,941

1,245

Mar-30

Jan-02

 1972

 14,575,732

 73,767

4,768,334

 

127,172

467,994

310,761

117,481

20,441,241

1,411

Apr-14

Jan-10

 1971

 15,461,077

 214,820

4,814,190

 

283,704

449,170

809,487

132,475

22,164,923

1,403

Apr-10

Jan-03

 1970

 12,065,546

 

4,859,889

10,427

655,443

358,597

712,201

189,177

18,851,281

1,448

Apr-09

Dec-23

 1969

 6,890,909

 

3,791,477

53,513

251,657

329,720

804,498

220,469

12,342,243

1,107

Apr-09

Dec-22

 1968

 6,460,900

 

3,888,333

102,480

316,005

298,381

733,657

176,812

11,976,567

1,048

Apr-10

Dec-23

 1967

 9,293,524

 

3,194,388

90,082

377,368

318,351

642,683

262,330

14,178,724

1,303

Apr-13

Dec-23

 1966

 12,972,267

 

2,713,235

 

509,518

396,123

823,222

279,477

17,693,843

1,744

Apr-03

Dec-19

 1965

 10,937,928

 

3,036,519

 

333,078

335,922

822,074

530,667

15,996,188

1,626

Apr-20

Dec-14

 1964

 11,611,378

 

3,560,128

 

201,781

340,705

814,516

427,429

16,955,937

1,749

Apr-02

Dec-16

 1963

 8,842,618

 

3,032,566

 

231,017

410,029

733,422

434,267

13,683,920

1,455

Apr-19

Dec-19

 1962

 6,489,706

 

3,135,258

 

227,810

429,659

665,643

434,271

11,382,347

1,369

Apr-17

Dec-14

 1961

 8,479,183

 

2,277,772

 

264,218

468,852

786,600

512,549

12,789,174

1,650

Apr-09

Dec-16

 1960

 7,211,900

 187,125

2,446,706

 

93,159

404,104

561,780

87,923

10,992,696

1,425

Apr-10

Dec-13

 1959

 7,384,733

 174,978

2,959,995

 

108,813

290,634

448,587

69,213

11,436,955

1,025

Apr-20

Dec-17

 1958

 7,739,921

 304,872

1,252,272

 

140,279

280,648

377,837

67,380

10,163,209

 

Apr-18

Dec-13

 1957

 6,961,868

 622,060

2,393,939

 

70,320

254,321

343,215

232,831

10,878,555

 

Apr-10

Dec-13

 1956

 9,188,371

 1,071,281

3,349,340

 

78,369

246,290

422,199

196,420

14,552,271

 

Apr-05

Dec-17

 1955

 6,529,686

 983,394

2,307,228

 

46,587

225,303

399,203

233,734

10,725,134

 

Apr-16

Dec-15

 1954

 6,643,816

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,643,816

 

Apr-16

Dec-13

 1953

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,123,815

 

Apr-03

Dec-16

 1952

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,534,259

 

Apr-03

Dec-18



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