News / Container traffic the star performer for Rotterdam and Antwerp in H1

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Container volumes powered Port of Rotterdam to a strong first-half finish, with a 6.4% upturn in container volumes driving throughput up 3.4%.

However, chief executive Allard Castelein predicts dark clouds ahead and expects a slowdown over the remainder of the year.

“In the macroeconomic field, relations between the world’s major trading blocs remain strained,” he said.

“There is also uncertainty about the introduction of trade tariffs post-Brexit and both developments are rendering the prospects for the growth of world trade uncertain.

“Given the global ...