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Decrease in maritime transport
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2016-12-12T08:00:00.000Z
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During the 3rd quarter of 2016, 45.0 million tonnes of goods were transported to or from the main Norwegian ports. This was 4.4 million tonnes or nearly 10 per cent less than in the 3rd quarter of 2015.

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Decrease in maritime transport

During the 3rd quarter of 2016, 45 million tonnes of goods were transported to or from the main Norwegian ports. This was 4.4 million or nearly 10 per cent less than in the 3rd quarter of 2015.

Sea freight transport. Tonnes
3rd quarter 2016Share
Corrected 17 January 2017.
All ports45 011 501100.0
Oslo1 449 0943.2
Grenland Port Authority2 851 1716.3
Kristiansand453 8781.0
Stavanger457 5951.0
Karmsund2 568 5685.7
Bergen10 638 17023.6
Ålesund383 1470.9
Trondheim1 155 7612.6
Narvik5 565 88812.4
Tromsø243 7840.5
Figure 1. Goods loaded and unloaded per quarter in international transport

The statistics show that the transport of goods by sea decreased or remained unchanged for most load types in the 3rd quarter of 2016 compared to the same period in 2015. Totally liquid bulk transport was reduced by 19 per cent to 19.5 million tonnes. Large liquid bulk ports such as Tønsberg, Karmsund and Sør-Varanger all experienced a decline. At the country's largest liquid bulk port, Bergen, liquid bulk transport was unchanged. The total transport of dry bulk increased with 2.1 per cent. Narvik port, which is the largest port of transportation of dry bulk cargo, mainly ore, transportation increased 17 per cent compared to the 3rd quarter of 2015, while Sør-Varanger port experienced a corresponding decline due to the cessation of ore production.

Decrease in volume of container goods

A total of 1.4 million tonnes of cargo was transported in containers in the 3rd quarter of 2016. This was a decrease of 2.8 per cent compared to the 3rd quarter of 2015. In total, 185 800 containers were transported with and without cargo; 7 760 fewer than in the same period last year. Oslo, Larvik and Kristiansand are the largest container ports, and they transported in total 601 000 tonnes of cargo and 81 400 containers.

Fewer passengers on international ferries

In total, 2.3 million passengers travelled on international ferries in the 3rd quarter of 2016. This is 42 000 or 1.8 per cent fewer passengers than in the same quarter of 2015. Transportation of cars, motorcycles and accompanying trailers/caravans and buses with ferries to and from abroad was virtually unchanged.

Fewer travellers with the Coastal Express Liner

During the 3rd quarter of 2016, nearly 145 700 passengers travelled with the Coastal Express Liner, a decrease of 0.7 per cent compared to the 3rd quarter of 2015. In July and September, the number of passengers decreased by 3 400 or 3.5 per cent, while in August the number of passengers increased by 2 400 or 4.7 per cent. 

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Starting from the 1st quarter of 2015, the cargo type Roll-on Roll-off (road goods vehicles and accompanying trailers) is not included in the statistics. This change has little effect on the comparability between previous quarters at an aggregated level, since only a few ports were affected.

On a more detailed level, the effects on comparability are somewhat greater.