As in the previous four quarters, July-September of this year, the traffic of goods handled from the port of Rotterdam has decreased by being amounted to 109.1 million tonnes, a decrease of -7.2% on the same quarter of 2022 that was generated by the reduction of almost all the main loads and the bending of both goods at unloading and at 76.4 million tonnes, respectively (-8.7%) and 32.7 million tonnes (-3.5%).

In the miscellaneous goods sector, the overall figure for containers was 33.7 million tonnes (-5.7%), with a Container handling of over 3.5 million TEUs (-5,4%). Rolling stock totalled 6.5 million tonnes (-5.1%) and conventional goods 1.6 million tonnes (-18.0%).

Bulk cargo also decreased, with liquid bulk amounted to 49.3 million tonnes (-6.0%), of which 24.8 million tonnes tonnes of crude oil (-3.0%), 13.4 million tonnes of refined petroleum products (-5.7%), 2.7 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (-15.6%) and 8.3 million tonnes of other liquid cargoes (-11.4%). Dry bulk was 17.9 million tonnes (-12.3%), including 5.6 million tonnes of coal (-21.3%), 7.1 million tonnes of ore and scrap (+3.2%), 2.4 million tonnes of agricultural products (+14.8%) and 2.9 million tonnes of other dry bulk (-34.7%).

In the first nine months of 2023, the Dutch port of call handled a total of 329.9 million tonnes of goods, with a decrease of -6.0% compared to the same period last year. year. The Rotterdam Port Authority explained that the drop is as a direct consequence of the limited growth of the world economy and geopolitical tensions that are leading to a reduction in the of international trade and a decrease in the industrial production.