The volume of goods shipped between islands continued a recent-year trend of slight growth last year, according to a report released Monday by the state’s largest interisland cargo carrier.

Young Brothers Ltd. said its cargo volume rose 1.1 percent last year.

The small gain followed increases of 0.5 percent in 2014 and 1.5 percent in 2013.

Roy Catalani, vice president of Young Brothers, noted that last year ended with stronger growth: a 2.7 percent increase in the fourth quarter. That represented continued momentum since a 1.9 percent decrease in the first quarter, which was followed by gains of 0.8 percent in the second quarter and 1.5 percent in the third quarter.

“During the fourth quarter of 2015, neighbor islands experienced the year’s largest increase in overall cargo volumes,” he said in a statement. “This relatively strong quarter provided the push that put the year slightly in the positive.”

Even with several years of light growth, however, cargo volume for Young Brothers between Honolulu and six neighbor island ports remains roughly 20 percent below a 2007 peak.

Additionally, the growth last year was uneven among islands. Only two ports had more cargo shipments, and only one port — Kawaihae — had a major gain.

Volume was up 9.1 percent for Kawaihae on Hawaii island last year. The other gain was at Nawiliwili on Kauai where volume rose 1.8 percent.

Decreases occurred at Kahului (0.7 percent), Hilo (0.9 percent), Molokai (1.7 percent) and Lanai (11.7 percent).

Young Brothers said construction-related shipments, including materials for a Big Island highway construction project, was one area of growth. So was demand for automobiles by dealers.

On the downside were shipments of food and recyclables. Agricultural cargo, which includes farm crops shipped to Honolulu, was down 1.9 percent last year.

Young Brothers, which is regulated by the state, reports cargo volume in container/platform equivalents, or CPEs, carried on its fleet of barges. The 1.1 percent gain last year represented 1,364 more CPEs, or 128,751 CPEs last year compared with 127,387 the year before.