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Port of Kokkola is looking for new ways to handle the diverse cargo flows travellingis heading a team at Port of Kokkola looking at ways and means of further developing the port and cargo capacity to make it ready for the huge increase in traffic expected to come between 2018-2020.interrupting the efficient flow of freight through the port. And to do all of that we need to get to know our customers better and ask them what they want from us. This will impact on our sales and marketing and greatly improve our relations with partner companies and customers using the port of Kokkola.”hrough the port. tF“We know that most of our cargo arrives by rail before going into a warehouse, then onwards to a quay and onto a vessel,” says Jyrki. “But we have to look at the entire cargo flow in a way which will give us total control of shipments throughout the entire process. We have to change the whole port’s cargo culture and start looking into what bottlenecks might beCARGO FLOWSNew techniques to handle cargo flowsreight passing through Kokkola is currently being monitored with a view to finding moreTo achieve this, Port of Kokkola is involving different departments, services and companies from the 14 commercial service providers working at the port. Together they will create a management system whereby everyone will be able to see what isHANDBOOK & DIRECTORY PORT OF KOKKOLAefficient and cost-effective methods of managing shipments that will save customers – and the port – both time and money.Development Manager Jyrki Roukala33