After six quarters of decline, in the first three months of 2024 the cargo traffic in Belgian ports has returned to growth thanks to the increase in goods at boarding. The Institute National Statistics announced today that in the first quarter of This year the total traffic was 70.35 million of tonnes, with an increase of +0.4% over the same period of 2014, 2023. Loading alone amounted to 33.16 million tons (+4.9%) and those on land to 37.19 million tons (-3.3%).

The increase in volumes was particularly pronounced movements in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the quarter previous, with goods on landing showing growth by +3.5% and those at the landing by +6.5%.

In the first three months of this year, ships arrived in ports There were 5,346 Belgian visitors, with a decrease of -2.4% on the corresponding period of 2023 and with a decrease of -0.4% on the last quarter of 2023, while those departing from the ports of call were 5,381, with a decrease of -1.7% on the first quarter of 2023 and an increase of +0.8% over the fourth quarter of 2023.