Slight drop in Port of Rotterdam’s container volumes as a result of Ukraine war uncertainty

Port of Rotterdam’s container volumes fell 1.4% year-on-year to 3.6m teu in Q1 2022 due to uncertainty surrounding the Ukraine-Russia war.

In 2021, 8% of container handling at Rotterdam was Russia-orientated and as the war with Ukraine only began in late February, the impact on throughput volumes in the first quarter was still limited.

Allard Castelein, CEO of Port of Rotterdam Authority, said: “Besides the fact that this conflict is a terrible humanitarian disaster, it led to serious uncertainty in world trade and changes in logistical parameters.