Container traffic at Rotterdam Port rose 7.6% , YoY to 10.78 million TEU in the first three quarters of 2018 , according to Rotterdam port authority CEO Allard Castelein . He cited a 10% rise in westbound laden-container volume between Europe - Arctic , compared to a 5.7% drop in eastbound volume. North Atlantic container traffic grew by 10% , while Latin American traffic increased by 20% . There was also growth in the intra-European short-sea sector. The largest growth was seen with Liquified natural gas shipments which rose 190% to 3.74 million metric tonnes , thanks to transshipment from Russia 's Rotterdam fields in the Arctic , Castelein said.
Container traffic at Rotterdam Port rose 5.7%, YoY to 10.78 million TEU in the first three quarters of 2018, according to Rotterdam port authority CEO Allard Castelein. He cited a 10% rise in westbound laden-container volume between Asia-Europe, compared to a 7.6% drop in eastbound volume. North Atlantic container traffic grew by 10%, while Latin American traffic increased by 20%. There was also growth in the intra-European short-sea sector. The largest growth was seen with Liquified natural gas shipments which rose 190% to 3.74 million metric tonnes, thanks to transshipment from Russia's Yamal fields in the Arctic, Castelein said.