According to the port's preliminary data, the result beats the previous all-time high from 2018 when a total of 46.58mt was handled.

While the turnover of both general cargo and liquid bulk went down last year, by 3.8% year-on-year to 14.74mt and by 12.7% yoy to 9.06mt, respectively, the 16.5% yoy increase in dry bulk turnover, up to 23.94mt, elevated the final score.