Statistics from the Dominican Port Authority (Apordom) show that freight trade movement at Dominican ports was up 38.81% for the first quarter of 2017. Apordom says 488,409 freight containers arrived, or 136,542 more than compared to the same period in 2016 when 351,867 arrived to Dominican ports.
Apordom makes the point that while the number of freight containers increased significantly, the number of ships arriving at Dominican ports has remained about the same. Last year 1,431 ships docked at port from January to March 2017 and 1,429 in the first quarter in 2016.
Cargo at Dominican ports was 6,597,721 metric tons for the first quarter 2017, an increase of 532,626 compared to the previous year.
Apordom reports the movement shows the importance of trans-shipment loads, as more cargo is arriving in transit to other ports.
Apordom also reports that during the first quarter of the year, 476,324 passengers disembarked at Dominican ports. This is up 37.22% from the same January-March 2016 when 347,116 passengers disembarked, for 129,208 more passengers by sea.
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Apordom
28 August 2017
