Throughput port of Rotterdam falls sharply, but less than feared

Throughput in the port of Rotterdam decreased by 9.1 per cent in the first half of the year compared with 2019, amounting to 218.9 million tonnes. Container throughput was only 3.3 per cent down on 2019 (in tonnes, 7 per cent in TEU). This equals 2.5 million tonnes less cargo.