In 2014, the throughput in the port of Rotterdam went up 1% to 445 million tonnes. The different market sectors performed quite dissimilar. The container sector, up by 5.8% to 12.3 million TEU and breakbulk, with 12.1% growth, did exceptionally well.
Oil products fell the most, by 8.1%. An extra 4.8% of crude oil passed through the port. Dry bulk fell by 0.7%, to 88.6 million tonnes. In 2015 it’s expected the same growth in throughput as last year: 1%. This year too, the main growth is expected in the container sector.
Source: Port of Rotterdam
