JOC Staff | Jan 31, 2013 9:34AM EST
HAROPA, an alliance of three ports on the Seine river, including Ports de Paris, Grand Port Maritime de Rouen and Grand Port Maritime du Havre, reported container traffic in the waterway increased 1 percent year-over-year in tonnage and 6 percent in units in 2012.
Total seaborne traffic in 2012 was 85.5 million metric tons, falling 9 percent from 93.9 million metric tons in 2011. However, yearly container volume was 23.7 million metric tons, rising 5 percent from 22.7 million metric tons. The ports also handled 2.4 million 20-foot-equivalent units in 2012, increasing 4 percent from 2.3 million TEUs in 2011.
Total waterway traffic in the Seine in 2012 was 32.3 million metric tons, a 3 percent increase from 2011. Container volume was 4.1 million metric tons, inching up 1 percent from the previous year. The ports also moved 450,000 TEUs in the waterway in 2012, up 6 percent from 425 TEUs in 2011.
The railway mode remained stable at a level of about 10,000 trains throughout 2012 for all three ports. Rail container traffic accounted for 5 percent of market share with 100,000 TEUs.