Maritime transport of goods and passengers 1997-2006

The main results from statistics available on maritime transport of goods and passengers are presented: gross weight of goods handled in European ports, by type of cargo; number of passengers embarked and disembarked; traffic of vessels. Estimates of transport of goods and passengers by port of origin/destination (national, intra-EU, extra-EU) are illustrated. Results are presented for individual 'top' European ports in terms of gross weight of goods, volume of containers and number of passengers. A description of the structure of European ports by size, for both goods and passengers, is also included. Data cover the EU-27, Croatia, Iceland and Norway.