Traffic
Shipping traffic statistics in the Great Belt (Storebælt) and the Sound (Øresund)
The Danish Maritime Safety Administration collects statistics on shipping traffic sailing through the Sound and the Great Belt.
Shipping sailing through the Great Belt:
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
| Total shipping passages |
23,745
|
24,324
|
24,722
|
25,769
|
29,293
|
Dwt.
Total
(1,000 t) |
421,611
|
470,031
|
473,648
|
513,842
|
535,940
|
Shipping sailing through the Sound:
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
| Total shipping passages |
39,466
|
35,745
|
36,187
|
35,433
|
32,332
|
CalculatedDwt. total
(1,000 t) |
255,524
|
268,481
|
288,213
|
254,070
|
240,956
|
|
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