North European Ports: Container Volumes Retreat in February
Preliminary figures indicate that total container volumes across the six-port range decreased by 45,000 TEUs (or 1.3 per cent) in February compared to January with 3.45 million TEUs, which would equate to a 4.4 per cent year-on-year increase.
For incoming volumes, preliminary data indicates that every port except Hamburg and Bremen/Bremerhaven posted a decrease from the previous month, with double-digit percentage drops at Zeebrugge and Le Havre. In terms of yearon-year growth, every port except Hamburg is anticipated to have posted an increase, with the ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge experiencing double-digit percentage gains. The North Range is anticipated to post a 1.2 per cent decrease from January and a 4.7 per cent increase year-on-year.Posted On:2-May-2018
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