Marseilles-Fos’ throughput up 5%

Marseilles-Fos’ throughput up 5%    Container throughput at the port of Marseilles-Fos in South East France, increased 5 percent after the first three months of this year to 233,000 TEUs.
   Throughput at the Fos terminals, which handle east/west container services, increased 10 percent to 160,000 TEUs. The Marseilles terminal, used mainly for north/south and Mediterranean trades, declined 3 percent to 73,000 TEUs.
   Total port traffic for the first quarter, including bulk cargoes, was up 6.6 percent to 24.9 million tons.