Maritime transport of goods and passengers 1997-2007 - Issue number 20/2009 - Products Data in Focus
EU ports handled about 4 billion tonnes of goods in 2007: nearly 8 tonnes per inhabitant.
The main results from statistics available on maritime transport of goods and passengers are presented: (1) gross weight of goods handled in European ports, by type of cargo; (2) number of passengers embarked and disembarked; (3) traffic of vessels. Estimates of transport of goods and passengers by port of origin/destination (national, intra-EU, extra-EU) are illustrated. Results are presented for individual "top" European ports in terms of gross weight of goods, volume of containers and number of passengers.
Additional information
Product code: KS-QA-09-020
Theme: Transport
Collection: Data in focus