Container volumes slip in challenging year for Port of Antwerp-Bruges

Global disruptions within container shipping and the resulting congestion with peak call sizes and delays put pressure on volumes throughout 2022 at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, with container throughput down 5% to 13.5m teu.

While operational challenges at container terminals and congestion have been slowly easing since the third quarter, high energy prices and economic uncertainty have caused a slowdown in demand for container traffic.

In addition, the conflict in Ukraine caused a decrease in Russia-related traffic by 59%.