Container volumes drop 15% at Haropa Port as transhipment falls

Container throughput at Haropa Port declined by 15% to 2.63m teu last year, owing to a decrease in transhipment and reflecting a weaker business environment for Northern European ports.

The French hub maintained its market share in Northern Range ports, with volumes dropping by between 6% and 12% in the region.

Strikes at the beginning of the year impacted container flows along the Seine Axis, while transhipment, a more volatile activity in such periods of traffic disorganisation and irregularity, fell by 31%.