Već 1977. promet luke iznosio je 2,95 milijuna tona, a zahvaljujući razvoju velikih tvrtki u Bosni i Hercegovini (Željezara Zenica, KHK Lukavac, Aluminij Mostar,...) bio je u stalnom porastu, pa je 1987. premašio iznos od 4,5 milijuna tona.
Already in 1977 turnover of the port totaled 2.95 million tons, and thanks to the development of large companies in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Zeljezara Zenica, KHK Lukavac, Aluminij Mostar, ...) has been constantly increasing, and in 1987 exceeded 4 5 million tons.