Container volumes down 3% at Port of Rotterdam

The Port of Rotterdam handled 14.3m teu last year, representing a drop of 3% despite a recovery in the second half of 2020 as consumers spent on physical goods rather than services.

In the second half of the year, the port handled 76.4m tonnes of containerised throughput, up from 75.7m tonnes during the equivalent period in 2019, as world trade bounced back from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Across all cargo segments, throughput fell by 7% with double-digit declines in iron ore, coal, crude oil and mineral oil products.