Port of Antwerpen throughput up 13% to 178 million tonnes in 2010
The Port of Antwerp is set to remian Europe's second largest container port The Port of Antwerp is expected to have handled 178 million tonnes of freight in 2010, up 13% from 2009, according to a press release.
The Port authority has stated that the increase is mainly due to container freight, which has set a new record by passing the 100 million-tonne mark.
Container volume increased by 17.8% to 102.7 million tonnes for the year. In terms of twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) it expanded by 16.1% to 8,483,000 TEUs.
The release added that, in comparison with 2008, the conventional/breakbulk sector is having the greatest difficulty in recovering from the recession.
Steel products, wood cellulose, paper and fruit all suffered heavy blows in 2009 and struggled to gain ground in 2010.
The port's volume of bulk freight is showing signs of recovery, increasing 7% on the previous year.
The number of seagoing ships calling at Antwerp rose during 2010. According to statistics there were a total 14,750 calls over the year-an increase of 6%.
The figures should be enough to ensure that Antwerp remains the second-largest container port in Europe.
The Port authority has stated that the increase is mainly due to container freight, which has set a new record by passing the 100 million-tonne mark.
Container volume increased by 17.8% to 102.7 million tonnes for the year. In terms of twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) it expanded by 16.1% to 8,483,000 TEUs.
The release added that, in comparison with 2008, the conventional/breakbulk sector is having the greatest difficulty in recovering from the recession.
Steel products, wood cellulose, paper and fruit all suffered heavy blows in 2009 and struggled to gain ground in 2010.
The port's volume of bulk freight is showing signs of recovery, increasing 7% on the previous year.
The number of seagoing ships calling at Antwerp rose during 2010. According to statistics there were a total 14,750 calls over the year-an increase of 6%.
The figures should be enough to ensure that Antwerp remains the second-largest container port in Europe.