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Modest growth at Rotterdam
Port of Rotterdam
At 469 million t, the port of Rotterdam’s total throughput in 2018 was only slightly higher than in 2017 (467.4 million t). Container transhipment, with a 4.5% increase in tonnage, drove the growth. The surge, measured in teu was higher, at 5.7%, and the annual total amounted to 14.5 million teu.
Whilst box transhipment continued to grow, volumes in the crude oil, mineral oil products and agribulk sectors fell. The LNG throughput (+163.6%) and biomass (+31.6%) again noted spectacular rises, though on a more modest basis than in 2017.
2018 was a year of major investments for the Dutch port. Gross investments rose by 91% to EUR 408.1 million (2017: EUR 213.8 million). The measures include the container exchange route on the Maasvlakte, the Princess Amalia viaduct and the relocation of the port railway via the Theemsweg route. (kd)