Port traffic increases by 8.6%

The overall traffic in Moroccan ports reached from January to October 1999 some 43.7 million tons, recording an increase of 8.6% compared to the same period the previous year.

According to the latest newsletter of the equipment department, imports formed 54.4% of this traffic, increasing by 12.1%. Exports progressed by 4.7% going up from some 19 million tons in 1998 to about 20 million a year after.

The volume of fish transiting by the fish markets run by the ports authority amounted to 86,012 tons worth $42.7 million.