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2025 Newsletter week 04

Jan 28
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Ship Travel Increases in Helsinki in 2024, Cargo Traffic Steady

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  • The Port of Helsinki Group’s total cargo traffic volume was 14.0 million tonnes (+0.5%).
  • Increase of pax: 9.4 million ferry passengers, 139,000 international cruise passengers.
  • On both Tallinn and Stockholm routes, passenger numbers followed a steady growth curve.
  • Unitised cargo traffic 12.2 million tonnes (+5.9%). Of this amount, 6.7 million tonnes was in export (+5.8%) and 5.5 million tonnes in import (+6.0%).
  • All in all, 672,000 trucks transported a total of 8.8 million tonnes (8.1%) of cargo. A total of 444,000 TEUs (-1.8%) of containers were transported; the amount of container cargo in tonnes was 3.4 million (0.7%).

Outlook

  • Expectations for the current year are cautiously optimistic. The worst seems to be over in terms of the economy, although cargo traffic growth remains very small in general.
  • In passenger traffic, moderate growth is anticipated as ship traffic is expected to increase compared to 2024 due to shipowners operating on the Stockholm and Tallinn routes with full ship capacity this year.

Source: Port of Helsinki

Jan 28
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Port of Rostock: Second Best Handling Result In The History Of The Overseas Port

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“It is the second best handling result in the 65 year history of the Overseas Port, at 30.1 million tonnes“, states Dr. Gernot Tesch, managing director of Rostock Port.

Passengers

  • 1 million cruise & ferry pax (140,000 more than in 2023).
  • 57 million passengers on the three ferry services to Denmark and Sweden operated by Scandlines, Stena Line and TT-Line (+30,000).
  • Ferry travel continued to increase last year. The number of cars and mobile homes carried between Northern Europe and Rostock went up to 666,000.

Investments

  • EUR 18 million in 2024
  • EUR 50 million in 2025, in infrastructure and in participations to strengthen the competitiveness of the port.

Cargo handling results at the Overseas Port

  • Slight effect of the sluggish economy.
  • RoRo (“wheeled”) cargo 16.5 million tonnes.
  • Truck/trailer units carried on the ferry and RoRo connections to and from Northern Europe increased slightly to 517,000.
  • The number of railway wagons carried to and from Trelleborg decreased mainly on account of building sites, from 26,800 in 2023 to 21,800 last year.
  • The approach of ROSTOCK PORT to widen its range by establishing a port terminal for car handling has proven to have a stabilising effect for ferry and RoRo traffic.
  • The share of wheeled cargo in the overall handling at Rostock Overseas Port was 55 percent.
  • There was a slight decline in the handling of intermodal transport.

Source and more detailed info: Rostock Port

Jan 28
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IMAGE CARDS

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On January 20, 2025, the ARI (formerly GNV ARIES) left the Perama repair zone under tow after being sold for scrap in Aliaga, Turkey. The vessel, which arrived in Greece on October 26, 2024, had been laid up at Perama for preparatory works.

The former North Sea Ferries vessel served in Northern Europe and the Mediterranean for an impressive 38 years.

Photo: Kostas Papadopoulos

At Fitur, Baleària introduced the first green corridor between Spain and Morocco, operated by two 100% electric, zero-emission fast ferries. These sister ships will connect Tarifa and Tangier, offering a fully electric, zero-emission journey. Baleària’s president, Adolfo Utor, described the project as “pioneering and technologically advanced,” emphasising its commitment to sustainability and innovation.

Last December, Baleària won a 15-year contract from the Port Authority of Algeciras Bay (APBA) to manage the Tarifa-Tangier Ville route. The award prioritised technical and environmental criteria, making it the first intercontinental green line. Utor highlighted the initiative as a model of sustainable, modern mobility aligned with Baleària’s values.

The launch event drew about 300 attendees, including key figures like José Antonio Santano, Spain’s Secretary of State for Transport and Sustainable Mobility; Arturo Bernal, Andalusian Minister of Tourism and Foreign Affairs; Gerardo Landaluce, APBA President; and Moroccan Ambassador to Spain, Karima Benyaich.