Switzerland: Port traffic

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 Switzerland

Number of 20-foot containers passing through the ports

 Latest value 0.11
 Year 2020
 Measure million containers
 Data availability 2007 - 2020
 Average 0.10
 Min - Max 0.08 - 0.12
 Source Containerisation International
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The latest value from 2020 is 0.11 million containers, a decline from 0.12 million containers in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 6.41 million containers, based on data from 121 countries. Historically, the average for Switzerland from 2007 to 2020 is 0.1 million containers. The minimum value, 0.08 million containers, was reached in 2009 while the maximum of 0.12 million containers was recorded in 2017. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Switzerland: Port traffic
 2020 0.11
 2019 0.12
 2018 0.12
 2017 0.12
 2016 0.11
 2015 0.10
 2014 0.10
 2013 0.10




Definition: Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes, and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units.

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