There's been a slight dip in passenger numbers through Douglas Harbour.
The Harbours Division says, in July 2006, they stand at 81,959 which is a 0.1% increase on the figure for the same period in 2005 which was 81,421.
The year to date figure at 341,356 passengers shows a 1.3% decrease over the same period in 2005 which was 345,912.
During June, car and motorcycle traffic through Douglas Harbour decreased by 5.5% from 18,915 vehicles to 17,881 vehicles.
The year to date figure at 100,386 vehicles shows a 1.2% decrease over the same period in 2005 which was 101,639.
Scheduled Routes show the following changes in passenger numbers for July:- a drop of 7% on the Belfast route, a dip of 13% on Dublin, 1% on Liverpool but an increase of 5% on Heysham.
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