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Rotterdam box volume slips 0.5pc to 12.2 million TEU, but cargo up 4.9pc
ROTTERDAM posted a 0.5 per cent year-on-year decline in container throughput to 12.2 million TEU in 2015, but a 4.9 per cent increase in overall cargo volume to 466.4 million tonnes.
In the first half 6.2 million TEU were handled, and the second half throughput was six million TEU, said the port authority.
The volume of transport to Asia, by far the most comprehensive trade flow throughout 2015, increased by two per cent.
Container transport to Latin and North America fell. Within Europe, transport to the Iberian Peninsula and Great Britain increased.
"The strong British economy also played an important role in attracting roll on-roll off traffic over the North Sea," said the port authority.
Movement through Calais suffered from strikes, refugee problems and failures in the tunnel under the English Channel, said the release.
Ro/Ro traffic increased by 10.1 per cent to 22 million tonnes. Other break bulk decreased by 5.5 per cent to 5.7 million tonnes.
The overall tonnage increase is almost entirely attributable to the increased throughput of crude oil and oil products.
"Low oil prices result in high margins for the refineries, so they have large quantities of oil shipped in for refining," said port authority CEO Allard Castelein.
"This not only applies to the refineries in Europe but also to those in Russia, which produces a large amount of fuel oil which goes to the Far East via Rotterdam," he said.
The result is an eight per cent increase in crude oil and an 18 per cent increase in the throughput of oil products, said Mr Castelein.
The throughput of ores and scrap fell 0.6 per cent to 33.9 million tonnes. Although steel demand slightly increased, this was offset by the import of cheap Chinese steel. The throughput of coal increased by one to 30.7 million tonnes. The demand for energy coal in Germany decreased due to the increase in solar and wind energy.
In the Netherlands, demand rose due to the commissioning of two new power plants on the Maasvlakte.
In the first half 6.2 million TEU were handled, and the second half throughput was six million TEU, said the port authority.
The volume of transport to Asia, by far the most comprehensive trade flow throughout 2015, increased by two per cent.
Container transport to Latin and North America fell. Within Europe, transport to the Iberian Peninsula and Great Britain increased.
"The strong British economy also played an important role in attracting roll on-roll off traffic over the North Sea," said the port authority.
Movement through Calais suffered from strikes, refugee problems and failures in the tunnel under the English Channel, said the release.
Ro/Ro traffic increased by 10.1 per cent to 22 million tonnes. Other break bulk decreased by 5.5 per cent to 5.7 million tonnes.
The overall tonnage increase is almost entirely attributable to the increased throughput of crude oil and oil products.
"Low oil prices result in high margins for the refineries, so they have large quantities of oil shipped in for refining," said port authority CEO Allard Castelein.
"This not only applies to the refineries in Europe but also to those in Russia, which produces a large amount of fuel oil which goes to the Far East via Rotterdam," he said.
The result is an eight per cent increase in crude oil and an 18 per cent increase in the throughput of oil products, said Mr Castelein.
The throughput of ores and scrap fell 0.6 per cent to 33.9 million tonnes. Although steel demand slightly increased, this was offset by the import of cheap Chinese steel. The throughput of coal increased by one to 30.7 million tonnes. The demand for energy coal in Germany decreased due to the increase in solar and wind energy.
In the Netherlands, demand rose due to the commissioning of two new power plants on the Maasvlakte.
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