By Kofi Ahovi
Ghana has recorded a total of 3,370,757 metric tons of maritime trade in the first quarter of this year.
The total maritime trade consisted of 2,413,711 metric tons of import trade, and 957,046 metric tons of export trade through the Tema and Takoradi Ports. The figure represents an18% increase over the 2,041,944 recorded for the same period in 2009.
The statistics are contained in a copy of the April-June 2010 edition of the Shipping Review Journal of the Ghana Shippers' Authority.
Total export maritime trade for the period, also recorded, a 17% increase over 816,102 data for the same period last year.
According to the journal, import cargoes were loaded and discharged at various ports of the world including the United Kingdom, North America, Mediterranean Europe, Far East, and Africa among others.
It stated that the highest import tonnage of 628,471metric tons representing 26% maritime import trade came into the country from the Far East, while 314,539 metric tons representing 13% , came in from the Mediterranean Europe. United Kingdom followed with 2% contributing 41,953 metric tons of the imports.
A total of 80 shipping lines participated in the carriage of the over three million metric tons maritime cargo.
Out of the 80 shipping lines, 51 handled the over 1.5 million metric tons of Liner Cargo, 14 participated in the Dry Bulk Trade, while the remaining 14 also handled the Liquid Bulk Trade.
Ghana has recorded a total of 3,370,757 metric tons of maritime trade in the first quarter of this year.
The total maritime trade consisted of 2,413,711 metric tons of import trade, and 957,046 metric tons of export trade through the Tema and Takoradi Ports. The figure represents an18% increase over the 2,041,944 recorded for the same period in 2009.
The statistics are contained in a copy of the April-June 2010 edition of the Shipping Review Journal of the Ghana Shippers' Authority.
Total export maritime trade for the period, also recorded, a 17% increase over 816,102 data for the same period last year.
According to the journal, import cargoes were loaded and discharged at various ports of the world including the United Kingdom, North America, Mediterranean Europe, Far East, and Africa among others.
It stated that the highest import tonnage of 628,471metric tons representing 26% maritime import trade came into the country from the Far East, while 314,539 metric tons representing 13% , came in from the Mediterranean Europe. United Kingdom followed with 2% contributing 41,953 metric tons of the imports.
A total of 80 shipping lines participated in the carriage of the over three million metric tons maritime cargo.
Out of the 80 shipping lines, 51 handled the over 1.5 million metric tons of Liner Cargo, 14 participated in the Dry Bulk Trade, while the remaining 14 also handled the Liquid Bulk Trade.
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