PODGORICA (Montenegro), November 19 (SeeNews) – Montenegro’s seaports handled 1.179 million tonnes of cargo in the third quarter of 2018, down 22.2% on the year, data from the country's statistical office showed.
The cargo traffic at Montenegrin seaports fell by 7.9% on a quarterly basis, according to data posted on the website of the statistical office.
The transhipment of cargo at Montenegro's seaports fell by 26.5% year-on-year to 455,690 tonnes in the third quarter of 2018. On a quarterly basis, the transhipment went down by 5.2%.
Bar, with an annual capacity of 5 million tonnes, is the major seaport in Montenegro. Kotor, Risan, Tivat and Zelenika are smaller ports in the country.