Comment / Multiple factors return Rotterdam to top of Europe's box chart

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Quick one for port stats nerds – Rotterdam resumed to its position as Europe’s largest container port after releasing half-year figures that show it surpassing nearby competitor Antwerp.

Throughput at the Dutch gateway in the first six months of the year amounted to 7.026m teu, a 2.7% increase over the first half of 2024, while Antwerp posted a half-year throughput of 6.71m teu, a 3.9% increase over the first half of 2024 but disguising what now appears to have been a ...