News / Rotterdam and Antwerp terminals still seeing reduced container volumes

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The ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp-Bruges are reporting drastically reduced container volumes this year so far, having suffered a nine-month teu drop of 7.2% and 6.8%, respectively, compared with last year.

Ports in Northern Europe remain short of cargo, following the withdrawal of Russian container volumes, which has caused a pronounced deficit. In Rotterdam’s H1 results, it reported volumes down 8.1%, compared with H1 22, while Antwerp-Bruges saw a 5.5% decline.

Although the latest news shows that downward trends have not abated, ...