THE Port of Rotterdam posted a year-on-year 6.2 per cent first half increase in container throughput to 7.1 million TEU while setting a new record in May when 1.24 million TEU crossed the docks.
Rotterdam's first quarter market share in the Hamburg-Le Havre range increased from 30.9 per cent to 31.2 per cent, reported London?s Container Management magazine.
Short sea performance was mixed, with June volume below last year's for the first time. Trade with England and Ireland fell, while there was strong growth on routes to Iberia and the Mediterranean.
'Relations between large trading blocs in the world are currently strained. In addition, it is uncertain whether negotiations between the European Union and the United Kingdom will lead to a new trade agreement after Brexit,' said the port authority.
But trade restrictions were not to blame for fluctuations in volume - Rotterdam's total tonnage across all cargo types was down 2.2 per cent - but the impact would be felt after some time, said the port authority.
Rotterdam's first quarter market share in the Hamburg-Le Havre range increased from 30.9 per cent to 31.2 per cent, reported London?s Container Management magazine.
Short sea performance was mixed, with June volume below last year's for the first time. Trade with England and Ireland fell, while there was strong growth on routes to Iberia and the Mediterranean.
'Relations between large trading blocs in the world are currently strained. In addition, it is uncertain whether negotiations between the European Union and the United Kingdom will lead to a new trade agreement after Brexit,' said the port authority.
But trade restrictions were not to blame for fluctuations in volume - Rotterdam's total tonnage across all cargo types was down 2.2 per cent - but the impact would be felt after some time, said the port authority.