Container volumes up 3% after two years of decline that followed Covid boom of 2021
Belfast Harbour said it welcomed 60 cruise ships, up from 54 in 2023, bringing an estimated 260,000 passengers and crew to the city.had its busiest ever year for ferry freight in 2024 as the volume of containers travelling through the port stabilised after a pandemic-related boom in 2021 and subsequent decline.
Still, the volume of roll-on/roll-off freight – wheeled cargo driven directly on to ferries – that travelled through the port, where Stena Line is the main operator, increased to 617,000 freight equivalent units in 2024. This surpassed the previous record of 610,000 units in 2023. The harbour also welcomed 60 cruise ships, up from 54 in 2023, bringing an estimated 260,000 passengers and crew to the city. Belfast Harbour said it estimates cruise tourism is worth between £20 million and £25 million to the regional economy annually.
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