Container traffic at Rotterdam Port rose 20 % , YoY to 10.78 million tonnes in the first three quarters of 2018 , according to Rotterdam port authority CEO Allard Castelein . He cited a 10 % rise in westbound laden - freight volume between Asia - Europe , compared to a 7.6 % drop in eastbound volume . Rotterdam’s ongoing container traffic surge eclipsed overall slackening throughput, and UK o/d traffic is down By registering today you will have access to: per week Weekly industry Industry Access to search the WorldCargo Powerful and intuitive navigation REGISTER or, if you are already a member LOGIN For unlimited access to all articles, back-issues, and WCN reports, please SUBSCRIBE 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 , due to transshipment from Russia 's Yamal fields in the Arctic , Castelein said .
Container traffic at Rotterdam Port rose 20 % , YoY to 10.78 million tonnes in the first three quarters of 2018 , according to Rotterdam port authority CEO Allard Castelein . He cited a 10 % rise in westbound laden - freight 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 , due to transshipment from Russia 's Yamal fields in the Arctic , Castelein said .