Halifax cargo traffic shows y-y improvements
HALIFAX — Cargo traffic through the Port of Halifax is skyrocketing out of the recession, but a recent boost is "encouraging," officials say.
The port posted an 11.8 percent increase in cargo traffic in the second quarter of 2011 compared to the same period last year.
Break-bulk tonnage increases – specifically agriculture, machinery and forest products – were the biggest factor. On its own break bulk is up 35 percent.
"In this post-recession period, all the North American ports are anticipating a slow return to regular volumes," spokeswoman Michele Peveril told The Chronicle Herald.
Container cargo experienced a modest 3.3 percent increase in the second quarter compared to 2010.
Roll-on roll-off cargo was up 7.1 percent.
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