Dry bulk throughput overall was barely changed at 85.4m tonnes from 86.0m tonnes in the first quarter of 2017. Among segments, coal throughput rose 4% to 59.6m tonnes from 57.5m tonnes previously but metal ore volumes fell 9% to 25.8m tonnes from 28.5m tonnes in the previous corresponding period.
Oil and liquefied chemicals throughput fell by almost a quarter to 650,000 tonnes from 850,000 tonnes previously. Only container throughput put in a decent increase of 9% to 295,080 teu from 269,785 teu previously.
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