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21 Jul 2023 / Rotterdam, Netherlands
The volume of total cargo throughput in the port of Rotterdam was 5.5% lower in the first half of the year (220.7 million tonnes) than in the same period in 2022 (233.5 million tonnes). The fall was mainly seen in coal throughput, containers and other dry bulk (commodities). Throughput in the agribulk, iron ore & scrap, and LNG segments increased.
In the first half of the year, agreements were signed for the expansion at the container terminals in the Prinses Amaliahaven. This expansion will, in time, result in a potential flow of some 4 million TEUs (standard size for containers). The Port Authority’s robust financial results put it in a position to continue investing in the transition to cleaner energy and in good accessibility…
…Throughput in the dry bulk segment fell by 11.7% in the first half year. Coal throughput fell 14.5% to 12.4 million tonnes, primarily because of low demand for energy coal for power production. In both the Netherlands and Germany, the main destination for coal, renewable sources such as wind and solar were used more for power production in the past half year. Throughput in the iron ore & scrap segment was 8.9% higher at 13.0 million tonnes despite low demand for iron ore from the steel mills in Rotterdam’s hinterland…
…In the first half of the year, throughput of liquid bulk fell by 0.6%. Throughput of crude oil was 1.4% lower at 51.8 million tonnes… …Throughput of mineral oil products was 1.9% lower in the first half year at 6.2 million tonnes. Throughput of LNG continued to rise in the first half year, by 9.8% to 5.9 million tonnes...
…Container throughput in tonnes was 9.3% down in the first half of the year at 64.4 million tonnes; the fall in TEUs was 8.1% to 6.7 million. There are two principal reasons for the decline in container throughput: the termination of volumes to and from Russia and the fall in imports from Asia. However, the reliability of the sailing schedules of container vessels continued to improve in the first half of the year. This led to an improvement in volume handling at the port and to the hinterland. Roll-on/roll-off traffic (RoRo) dropped 3.2% to 13.3 million tonnes… …The general cargo segment fell to 3.4 million tonnes (–11.5%)...
…the energy transition is progressing across the entire spectrum. Some seventy projects are currently progressing in various phases, and the energy transition is becoming increasingly visible…
…Significant progress in the area of shore power was also made during this half year. The project for the shore power installation for cruise vessels started in early June and, from late 2024 onwards, the first cruise vessels in Rotterdam will be able to plug in…
(For information about operations in Rotterdam, contact GAC Netherlands at [email protected])
Source: Extracts from Port of Rotterdam news release dated 20 July 2023