Photo: By VanderWolf Images / Shutterstock AMSTERDAM, March 18 (Reuters) - The Port of Rotterdam, Europe's largest, expects the flow of goods over the whole of 2020 to be "clearly below 470 million tonnes last year" as the coronavirus epidemic spreads across the continent, spokesman Leon Willems said on Wednesday. The outbreak of the virus in China had been seen … [Read more...]
Port of Rotterdam CEO Sees Slight Recovery in China Volumes
Photo: VanderWolf Images / Shutterstock AMSTERDAM, March 9 (Reuters) - The number of container ships travelling from China to the port of Rotterdam seems to have recovered slightly, as coronavirus measures that had significantly curbed traffic from China have been eased, the port's CEO said on Monday. "A few weeks ago we estimated that the number of ships leaving … [Read more...]
Europe’s Busiest Port Reports Flat Throughput in 2019
Photo courtesy Port of Rotterdam Authority Throughput at the Port of Rotterdam remained flat in 2019 amid “significant underlying shifts” in the various commodity sectors served by the Europe’s busiest port. The Port of Rotterdam Authority last week reported freight throughput of 469.4 million tonnes in 2019, only fractionally higher than the 469 million tonnes reported … [Read more...]
Port of Rotterdam Expects Years of Rising LNG Bunker Use
By Bart Meijer ROTTERDAM, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The Port of Rotterdam on Wednesday said it expects sales of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a bunker fuel to increase in the coming years as ships are forced to switch to cleaner sources of energy. Europe's largest sea port expects throughput of LNG as a bunker fuel to increase to around 30,000 tonnes this year, up from 9,500 … [Read more...]
Port of Rotterdam Reports Record Throughput in First Six Months of 2019
The Port of Rotterdam reported throughput of 240.7 million tonnes in the first six months of 2019, a new record for Europe’s busiest port. The figure represents a 3.4 percent increase compared to the same period in 2018. The Port of Rotterdam Authority said the growth was driven by container throughput, which rose to 7.5 million TEU, a 6.4 percent increase on a TEU … [Read more...]