Dunkirk’s cargo up 3% in January

DunkirkÆs cargo up 3% in January The French Port of Dunkirk handled 5.06 million metric tons of cargo in January, a 3 percent improvement compared to the first month of 2006.
   Dry bulk cargo improved 3 percent to 2.75 million metric tons, while general cargo improved by the same margin to 960,000 metric tons. The port's roll-on/roll-off traffic jumped 21 percent to 850,000 metric tons.
   Dunkirk’s container throughput dropped 1 percent to 17,000 TEUs.