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. 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 Netherlands is one of Europe’s largest ports and has been growing rapidly since it opened its new container terminal in 2014.
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 Netherlands is one of Europe’s largest ports and has been growing rapidly since it opened its new container terminal in 2014.