Marseilles-Fos reports 3% box traffic gain
Container traffic at the port of Marseilles-Fos rose 3 percent in 2003, to 831,000 TEUs, as its Fos container terminal saw a 7.7-percent jump in box volume, to 533,000 TEUs. However, traffic at the Marseilles docks dropped over the same period.
Container traffic at all terminals of Marseilles-Fos amounted to 8 million tons in 2003, an increase of 4.2 percent.
Oil shipments at the port totaled 62.9 million tons, up 3 percent, while dry bulk traffic rose 9 percent, to 15 million tons.
The French port handled a total traffic of 95.6 million tons in 2003, its highest level since 1988 and 4 percent more than the tonnage moved in 2002.