Brexit stress leads to double digit growth in Zeebrugge

 
The Port of Zeebrugge saw its cargo volumes increase with 14.3% in the first quarter of 2019 due to pre-Brexit stress. Total throughput amounts to 10.7 million tonnes. According to port director Joachim Coens many shippers restocked to maximum levels in anticipation of trade disruptions and import levies as a result of Brexit, reports Belgian news site Flows. In March, ro-ro volumes...Read more
|Comment|author: Tobias Pieffers

PCJ’s newsletter now twice a week

In response to the success and steady growth of Project Cargo Journal, the frequency of our newsletter will be increased to twice a week. The latest project cargo news, exclusive interviews and market analyses will...Read more
|Comment|author: Tobias Pieffers

Breakbulk and ro/ro volumes North Sea Port down

North Sea Port, the newly formed, biggest breakbulk port of Northwest-Europe, saw its breakbulk volume slide in the first quarter of 2019 due to increased containerization of perishables like bananas. Ro-ro volume was also down.  Total...Read more
|Comment|author: Tobias Pieffers

Breakbulk Europe returns to Bremen in 2020

Breakbulk Europe will return to Bremen for the third consecutive year in 2020, organizer ITE Group announced. On the 3rd of April, the company signed an agreement with the Federal state of Bremen and Bremen...Read more
|Comment|author: Tobias Pieffers