Baltic Port Barometer 2015

CENTRE FOR MARITIME STUDIES
BRAHEA CENTRE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU

CENTRE FOR MARITIME STUDIES
BRAHEA CENTRE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU

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Baltic Port Barometer 2015
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CENTRE FOR MARITIME STUDIES
BRAHEA CENTRE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU

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Introduction – Baltic Port Barometer 2015
Trend information on the Baltic Sea ports
 The Baltic Port Barometer (BPL) is a survey designed to provide trend information on the Baltic Sea ports´ development.
 The Barometer comprises a set of qualitative information received via electorinic questionnaires from top-level port authority representatives.
 The survey was carried out in September-October 2014.
 Balance figures describe respondents average response distribution of 5 response alternatives, the percentage shares of which are weighted.

Survey respondents
 50 respondent ports from 8 countries around the Baltic Sea.
 Breakdown of respondent ports by port size and dominating cargo type (cargo type dominance must exceed 60% of total volume).

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Cargo volumes for the ongoing year 2014
Projected overall cargo volume development in respondents’ own ports

More than half of the respondents expect their total