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Goods handling in Rotterdam falls
Shipgaz - In 2009, goods throughput in the port of Rotterdam fell 8.5 per cent to 385 million tonnes compared with 2008. Imports decreased 13 per cent to 272 million tonnes and exports increased 5 per cent to 113 million tonnes.
”Considering the circumstances, we cannot be dissatisfied. After hitting rock bottom in the second quarter, throughput has been improving slightly every month and virtually all the investments are going ahead ... I hope that we will be able to break through the 400 million tonne barrier again next year. That means growth in throughput considerably over 3 per cent”, says Hans Smits, Port of Rotterdam Authority CEO.
