Container throughput at the Port of Rotterdam increased by 6.2% in the first half of 2018 as the facility recorded growth for the fifth consecutive half-year.
Rotterdam handled 7.1m teu between January and June, and established a new record in May with a throughput of 1.24m teu.
The performance of the port’s three short sea lanes were mixed, and June’s volume was below last year’s level for the first time this year. Trade with England and Ireland fell, while there was a strong growth on routes to Iberia and the Mediterranean, followed by a sudden decline in June.
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