Press release No. 115 of 5 April 2017
WIESBADEN – In 2016, the volume of seaborne goods loaded and unloaded increased by 0.1% compared with a year earlier. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that a total of 296.5 million tonnes of goods were handled in German sea ports that year. In 2015, the relevant volume of freight was 296.2 million tonnes.
Intra-German maritime transport recorded the largest increase (+4.3%).