The port handled 1.8 million containers last year, up 12 per cent.
Port Aurel handled a record 1.8 million containers last year, up 12 per cent, as two new cranes cut the time ships spend at the quay by almost a third.
The port authority said the growth came mainly from short-sea routes along the coast, which have picked up as some freight moves off the roads.
The authority plans to hire 140 more people over the next two years, most of them in maintenance and logistics. Training places will be offered first to people who live within five miles of the port.
Two months after the change, shops near the market report very different results.
Councillors voted 27 to 22 in favour after a six-hour debate, ending two years of argument over the future of the waterfront.
The regional index closed 2.3 per cent higher, its best day in four months.
A contract worth £3.2m a year was extended for five years without other companies being invited to bid.
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