Volumes up at Port of Rotterdam

Container volumes increased by 9% at the Port of Rotterdam in the first half of the year, while the port partially bounced back from last year’s corona dip with a 6% rise in tonnage across all cargo segments.

With regards to containers, more empty boxes were handled, particularly in the first quarter, than in the same period in 2020. There has also been a downward trend for some time now in the average weight of full containers.

The rise in demand for consumer goods, in combination with disruptions in the logistical chains including the Suez Canal blockage, the corona outbreak and lockdown in the port of Shenzhen caused global delays and high freight tariffs, although container handling has been ‘quite smooth’ in Rotterdam.