News / Things may be looking up for Europe's ports, say analysts, but growth is slowing

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North European ports may finally have rebounded: analysts are reporting a prosperous first half to the year and indicating sustained, if slowing, growth on the cards for the rest of 2017.

In its latest Global Port Tracker, ISL and Hackett Associates report that six European ports – Antwerp, Bremen, Hamburg, La Havre, Rotterdam and Zeebrugge – had increased volumes for the five months to May, with growth forecasts of 5.7% and 3.7% in imports and exports, respectively, for Q2.

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