Rotterdam ranked as most polluting port in Europe

A study by green NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) has found that the Port of Rotterdam is associated with almost 14m tonnes of CO2 each year, putting it on a par with Europe’s fifth biggest industrial polluter – the Weisweiler coal power plant in Germany

Antwerp and Hamburg came second and third in T&E’s ranking of Europe’s ports by carbon emissions while three of the top 10 polluting ports are in Spain.

The study assesses carbon emissions from ships departing and entering ports from across the supply chain, as well emissions from activities at port like loading, unloading and refuelling.