Muuga container terminal boosted turnover by 45% in December

Muuga container terminal boosted turnover by 45% in December

Juhan Tere, BC, Tallinn, 04.01.2012.

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Transiidikeskuse AS subsidiary AS Muuga CT or Muuga container terminal boosted container turnover by 45% in December 2011 as compared to a year earlier to 17,752 TEU, Äripäev.ee/LETA reports.

Due to the good results, the company forecasts that its 2012 container turnover growth will be 15%, to 225,000 TEU. The company forecasts the cargo turnover altogether to be 2.87 million tonnes, which is by 8.2% more than last year, said Transiidikeskus board member Erik Laidvee.

During the whole of last year, Muuga CT handled 195,313 TEU, by 30% more than a year earlier. Transiidikeskuse AS operator firms handled 22.65 million tonnes of cargo, by 13% less than in 2010 as Muuga-Vuosaari Ro-Ro route was closed last spring.