News / Despite congestion fears, North Europe ports will see throughput grow this year

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The six major North European ports in the Le Havre-Hamburg range will see a 5.5% increase in volumes this year, according to the latest Global Port Tracker (GPT) report.

The report, published by Hackett Associates in conjunction with the Bremen-based Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) forecasts a 4.3% increase in throughput of loaded imports across the ports this year, compared with 2013.

Imports from January to April handled in the Le Havre-Hamburg range increased by 4.9% over 2013, with a ...