Antwerp H1 up 4.4pc to 5,047,468 TEU as mega ship calls rise 66pc
THE Port of Antwerp boosted first half container throughput 4.4 per cent year on year to 5,047,468 TEU while increasing overall cargo to 108,317,922 tonnes, up 3.6 per cent.
The first half also saw 66 per cent more ultra-large container carriers calling at Antwerp to 242 mega ships with the increase in ships of 13,000 TEU or more rising 78 per cent.
Ro/ro declined by 3.7 per cent to 2,347,444 tonnes, yet the number of cars rose by 1.3 per cent to 620,332. Conventional breakbulk was down 1.7 per cent to 4,752,222 tonnes despite a 12.3 per cent increase in steel to 3,748,613 tonnes.
Fruit volumes remained stable, although there was an increase in the amount of containerised fruit. The lower volume of paper and pulp also weighed on the handling figures.
The volume of liquid bulk rose during the first six months by 8.4 per cent to 35,403,953 tonnes. In the case of oil derivatives the volume during the first half of this year came to 26,190,485 tonnes, an increase of 13.9 per cent.
The increasing amount of liquid tank storage capacity in the port of Antwerp further helped to consolidate the position of the petrochemical complex.
Dry bulk came in at 6,051,326 tonnes, a drop of 14.7 per cent year on year. The declining demand for coal continued during the past quarter, which over the full six months produced a negative result for this freight category, down 55 per cent to 372,714 tonnes.
THE Port of Antwerp boosted first half container throughput 4.4 per cent year on year to 5,047,468 TEU while increasing overall cargo to 108,317,922 tonnes, up 3.6 per cent.
The first half also saw 66 per cent more ultra-large container carriers calling at Antwerp to 242 mega ships with the increase in ships of 13,000 TEU or more rising 78 per cent.
Ro/ro declined by 3.7 per cent to 2,347,444 tonnes, yet the number of cars rose by 1.3 per cent to 620,332. Conventional breakbulk was down 1.7 per cent to 4,752,222 tonnes despite a 12.3 per cent increase in steel to 3,748,613 tonnes.
Fruit volumes remained stable, although there was an increase in the amount of containerised fruit. The lower volume of paper and pulp also weighed on the handling figures.
The volume of liquid bulk rose during the first six months by 8.4 per cent to 35,403,953 tonnes. In the case of oil derivatives the volume during the first half of this year came to 26,190,485 tonnes, an increase of 13.9 per cent.
The increasing amount of liquid tank storage capacity in the port of Antwerp further helped to consolidate the position of the petrochemical complex.
Dry bulk came in at 6,051,326 tonnes, a drop of 14.7 per cent year on year. The declining demand for coal continued during the past quarter, which over the full six months produced a negative result for this freight category, down 55 per cent to 372,714 tonnes.