News / Bullish Rotterdam convinced new terminals can win back box business lost to Antwerp

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The port of Rotterdam is confident that it will regain container business lost to neighbouring Antwerp once the Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG ) and APM Terminals automated facilities on the Maasvlakte 2 are fully operational.

In the first six months of the year Rotterdam’s box throughput declined by 2.3%, compared with the same period last year, to 6m teu.

In contrast, Antwerp’s grew by an above-par 4.4% to 5m teu. However, Rotterdam’s chief executive Allard Castelein, and others in the port community, told The Loadstar they did not expect overall throughput ...