In total, 123.9 million tonnes were handled in the period, up from 117.8 million tonnes reported in the first quarter of 2018. The increase mainly concerned the throughput of containers, which increased by 7.3% in TEU, and fuels. Mineral oil products, iron ore and scrap throughput fell.
“We had an excellent start to 2019 with record throughput volumes in the first quarter. The quarterly figures also confirm that Rotterdam is again strengthening its position as storage and transport hub for containers and LNG. For the whole year, we are adhering to our forecast that throughput volumes will increase slightly in 2019,” Allard Castelein, CEO Port of Rotterdam Authority, said.
