Dry bulk, the Swedish seaport's prime trade, advanced by 3.7% year-on-year to 3.34mt.

Luleå also handled 109kt of liquid bulk (+38% yoy), 77kt of steel products (-41.2% yoy), and 5.0kt of break-bulk (no handlings in H1 2022).

The port didn't see any forest products going via its quays vs. 10kt over last year's first half.