PORT OF TYNE ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2011

06/ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2011
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S STATEMENT/07
STATEMENT BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
CONTINUED...
Cargo and
Passenger Volumes
Port of Tyne owned berths operated either
directly or by third parties continue to
account for most of the cargo handled by
businesses located on the banks of the
River Tyne. In 2011, 95% of all cargo was
either loaded or discharged at Port of Tyne
owned berths, compared to 91% in 2010.
The total tonnage of all cargoes handled
at River Tyne berths increased by 66% to
5,332k tonnes in 2011. This was due to
an increase in cargo handling directly by
the Port of Tyne which increased by 78%
to 4,895k tonnes, mainly due to growth
in biomass and coal volumes.
TOTAL RIVER TYNE TONNAGE
Port of Tyne berths –
operated by Port of Tyne
Port of Tyne berths –
operated by third parties
2011
(000’s)
2010
(000’s)
Change
(000’s)
Change
(%)
4,895 2,753 2,142 78%
186 175 11 6%
Sub total 5,081 2,928 2,153 74%
Third party berths 251 289 (38) (13%)
Total 5,332 3,217 2,115 66%
River Traffic
The increase in cargo volumes is reflected
in the overall level of river traffic activity.
Total movements have increased by 10%
to 4,732 whilst vessel arrivals have
increased by 11% to 2,081 and gross
tonnage of all vessels arriving at the Tyne
increased by 14% to 29,351k tonnes.
RIVER TYNE TRAFFIC
2011 2010 Change Change (%)
Total River Tyne Vessel movements* 4,732 4,318 414 10%
Total River Tyne Vessel arrivals
Port of Tyne berths –
operated by Port of Tyne
Port of Tyne berths –
operated by third parties
1,581
60
1,444
74
137
(14)
9%
(19%)
Sub total 1,641 1,518 123 8%
Third party berths 440 358 82 23%
Total 2,081 1,876 205 11%
Total River Tyne Vessel gross
tonnage (000’s)
29,351 25,808 3,542 14%
The table right outlines the level of activity
relating to the Port’s five business areas
in metrics that are relevant to the
performance of each.
The increase in Conventional and Bulk
Cargoes is due to a rise in coal handled
which increased by 1,324k tonnes following
favourable movements in the price of coal
relative to other fuel, such as gas, used by
the Port’s power generation customers, and
an increase in biomass tonnage of 600k
tonnes which reflected the first full year of
operation of the biomass handling facility.
The Port’s Car Terminals business also
showed significant growth in 2011,
recording its best ever trading levels of
667k, due to the growth of Nissan exports
and the first full year of operation of the
Höegh Northern transhipment terminal.
PORT OF TYNE BUSINESS AREA STATISTICS
2011
(000’s)
2010
(000’s)
Change
(000’s)
Change
(%)
Conventional & Bulk Cargoes (tonnes) 3,508 1,626 1,882 116%
Car Terminals (number of cars) 667 555 112 20%
Cruise & Ferry (passenger numbers)
Broken down by:
– Cruise
– Ferry
Cruise & Ferry (vessel numbers)
Broken down by:
– Cruise
– Ferry
595
32
563
364
20
344
587
32
555
383
20
363
8
0
8
(19)
0
(19)
1%
0%
1%
(5%)
0%
(5%)
Logistics (containers teu’s) 71 57 14 25%
Dredging activity
A total of 695k cubic metres of material
was removed from the river in 2011, an
increase of 379k cubic metres, compared
to the prior year. Dredging volumes have
been significantly impacted by the capital
dredge that was undertaken during 2011
when the river channel was deepened by
0.9 metres to 10 metres.
*The figures exclude vessels under 30m in length
and dredging vessels
CUBIC METRES DREDGED FROM THE RIVER TYNE
Maintenance dredging:
Port of Tyne berths –
operated by Port of Tyne
Port of Tyne berths –
operated by third parties
Third party berths
Channel
2011
(000’s)
12
8
99
130
2010
(000’s)
26
7
55
69
Change
(000’s)
(14)
1
44
61
Change
(%)
(54%)
14%
80%
88%
249 157 92 59%
Record container volumes of 71k teu were
also achieved; a rise of 25% reflecting
increased demand for imported parts for
Nissan at its Sunderland car production
plant and also higher demand for
consumer goods.
Capital dredging:
Port of Tyne berths and channel 446 159 287 180%
Destination of dredged material:
At sea
In river*
To shore**
695 316 379 120%
660
—
35
175
141
—
485
(141)
35
277%
n/a
n/a
695 316 379 120%
*This material was dredged from the mouth of the
River for use in the construction of Tyne Tunnel 2
**This material was used in the Tyne Dock
infill project