In the 2016 traffic in the port of Rotterdam it is diminished of the -1,1% because of the reduction of the solid bulk



Last year the reduction of the bulk volumes sand banks enlivened from the port of Rotterdam has determined the light decrease of the -1,1% of the enlivened total traffic from the Dutch port of call that has turned out pairs to 461,2 million tons regarding 466,4 million tons in 2015. The import traffic has been pairs to 321,2 million tons (- 1.9%) and that of export to 140,0 million tons (+0.9%).

The greater volume total of traffic, that of the liquid bulk, has turned out stable being piled totally to 223,5 million tons (- 0.5%), of which 101,9 million tons of oil crude oil (- 1.2%), 88,8 million producing tons of refined (to +0.3%), 1,7 million tons of natural gas which liquified (- 26.1%) and 31,2 million tons of other cargos liquids (+1.5%).

In light rise the containerized trade that has been attested to 127,1 million tons (+0.6%) totaled with a container handling pairs to 12.385.168 teu (+1.2%) of which 6.447.720 to disembarkation (+1.5%) and 5.937.448 teu to boarding (+0.9%).

In the field of the rotabili the traffic has grown of +1.7% to 22,4 million tons and in increase it has turned out also several the total volume of the other goods that has been pairs to 5,9 million tons (+3.0%).

In the segment of the solid bulk the total is dropped of -6,2% to the 82,3 million one tons, of which 31,2 million tons of iron mineral and 7.3% scrap (- 7.8%), 28,4 million tons of coal (-), 10,4 million tons of agricultural bulk (- 3.5%) and 12,2 million tons of other solid bulk (- 1.4%).

In the solo fourth trimester of the 2016 port of Rotterdam has enlivened altogether 116,5 million tons of goods, with a progression of +1.4% regarding 114,9 million tons in the period October-December of the year precedence. In the section of the liquid bulk the traffic is diminished of -0,8% to the 55,0 million one tons, of which 25,7 million tons of oil crude oil (+0.1%), 21,3 million producing tons of oil refined (+0.5%), 373 thousand tons of natural gas which liquified (- 33.0%) and 7,6 million tons of other liquid bulk (- 4.6%).

In the last trimester last year the goods containerized pairs to 32,3 million tons (+6.4%) with a handling of containers have been that has turned out of 3.118.776 teu (+6.5%). The rotabili cargos are increased of +3.8% 5,6 million to several tons and the other goods has recorded an increase of +18.6% to 1,6 million tons. In the field of the solid bulk the total is diminished of -1,6% to the 22,0 million one tons, of which 7,9 million tons of iron mineral and 8.9% scrap (- 5.5%), 8,0 million tons of coal (+1.3%), 2,8 million tons of agricultural bulk (-) and 3,3 million tons of other bulk sand banks (+9.0%).

"After the exceptional increase of 4.9% in 2015 - the managing director of the Port of Rotterdam has commented Authority, Allard Castelein - we must be satisfied because in the 2016 majority of the fields they have been able to equal or quite to exceed light those volumes. The harbour and industrial complex of Rotterdam - it has observed Castelein - is found to face enormous challenges, in particular the digitalisation and the energetic transition let alone a strong competition by the near ports. Divergent tendencies that they for example reassure on the fact that the complex can manage these challenges, as with the important investments in several refineries, a series of projects that would have to define the energetic transition and the new schedule planned by the containerized companies of line that are in favor of Rotterdam".

The Harbour Authority of Rotterdam previews that in the 2017 volume of total traffic it will turn out analogous last year to that enlivened. In particular, the containerized trade will continue to grow, while in the other fields the result could vary positively or negatively regarding 2016.