by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 26, 2022 | News, Ports
In the first quarter of 2022, 1.5 per cent less freight passed through the Port of Rotterdam than in the same period last year: 113.6 million tonnes compared to 115.2 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2021. Especially the throughput of mineral oil products and...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 22, 2022 | News, Ports, Shipping
The conflict in Ukraine has prompted the European Union and other bodies to impose a number of sanctions on Russia. The extensive import of energy (crude oil, oil products, LNG, coal) is not (yet) affected by sanctions, but the export and transshipment of containers...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 1, 2022 | Digitalisation, Emissions, Energy transition, News, Ports
Throughput in the Port of Rotterdam in 2021 matched the pre-pandemic level of 2019. Almost all goods types were up on last year. The increase in total throughput was 7.3 per cent compared to 2020 and a record number of 15.3 million TEU containers were handled, up 6.6...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 23, 2021 | News, Ports
On Wednesday 22 December, the 15 millionth TEU container of the year arrived in the Port of Rotterdam. It is the first time that a European port has broken through this magical barrier. The transhipment of containers went through a dip due to the Covid-19 outbreak...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 21, 2021 | Additive manufacturing, Digitalisation, Energy transition, News, Ports
Goods throughput in the Port of Rotterdam rose to 118.5 million tonnes in the third quarter, 14.6% more than in the same period last year. Throughput was 350.1 million tonnes through to the end of the third quarter, an increase of 8.6% on 2020. Container volumes are...
