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Port of Rotterdam Container Traffic Up 9.7 Percent

8/20/2011 10:09:19 AM

Cargo through Port of Rotterdam in the first half of the year increased 1 percent year-over-year to 215 million metric tons, as a 9.7 increase in container handling helped offset a decline in oil products shipments.

 

Throughput of 20-foot container equivalent units at Europe’s largest port rose to 6 million within the same period, while bulk cargo shipment fell 4 percent to 140 million metric tons, the Port of Rotterdam Authority said.

 

“The Port of Rotterdam's positive development is connected strongly to world trade, especially that related to China and Germany,” said Hans Smits, the authority’s CEO. “ The significant unrest on the financial markets and its influence on the trust of consumers and producers can have a negative influence on world trade and thus on our throughput.”

 

Smits said he expects “light growth” over the next six months despite the economic uncertainty.

 

The Journal of Commerce Online

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