Europe’s biggest port sees growth in throughput

The port of Rotterdam achieved good results in the first half of the year, with total throughput growing by 6.8% compared to the first half of 2014.

According to a port authority statement, this growth was almost entirely accounted for by the throughput of oil products (+29.7%), crude oil (+8.3%), containers (+3.7% in TEUs) and roll-on/roll-off-transport (+9.6%).

The throughput of dry bulk (agricultural bulk, coal, ores) fell across the board. For the first time since 2010, the number of sea-going vessels increased considerably (+3%).

Turnover in the first half of 2015 increased by € 14.7 million compared to the first half of 2014. Both the seaport dues and the revenues from contracts rose.