Slightly increasing sea cargo throughput in the Port of Rotterdam

Port of Rotterdam registered increase in ro-ro traffic and losses in container throughput in the first half of the year 2012

 
Cargo throughput in the Port of Rotterdam showed moderate growth in the first half of 2012. At 222 million tonnes of cargo, total volume was 3.2% up on the first half of 2011. Incoming trade rose by 1% to 155 million tonnes and outgoing trade by 8% to 66 million tonnes. Bulk throughput increased by 5% to 147 million tonnes and container throughput was 2% up at 63 million tonnes. Less general cargo was handled: down 8% to 12 million tonnes, as reports the Port of Rotterdam Authority in a press release.
 
Less agribulk (-11%), iron ore and scrap (-15%), other dry bulk (-9%) and other general cargo (-25%) were imported and exported. The other types of cargo were up: coal (+2%), crude oil (+10%), mineral oil products (+14%), other liquid bulk (+6%), roll on/roll off (+1%) and containers (+2%). In numbers, container throughput fell by close on 2% to 5.9 million TEU. Roll-on/roll-off transport rose by 0.5% to 8.8 million tonnes. Other general cargo had to relinquish most of its gains of the past twelve months: down 24.9% to 3.1 million tonnes. The main cause is the fall in European demand for steel products.

Quelle: LogEastics

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