Port of Antwerp sees temporary relief from strikes as backlog reaches 160 ships
ANTWERP: Belgium’s key ports of Antwerp and Bruges have secured temporary relief from industrial actions, the port authority said Oct. 15, with maritime traffic expected to resume gradually in the coming days. While National
Antwerp, Rotterdam ship queues grow amid prolonged strikes
ROTTERDAM: Separate indefinite industrial actions have hit the Belgian Port of Antwerp and the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands in recent days, leading to growing ship queues at Europe’s two busiest ports, port
Throughput in the port of Rotterdam declines in first half year
ROTTERDAM : Throughput in the port of Rotterdam decreased by 4.1% in the first half of 2025. This brought the total throughput to 211.0 million tonnes. The largest decline was in dry bulk (-8.9%)
All deepsea terminals at the Maasvlakte now verify the operating carrier
ROTTERDAM : An automatic check at the gate ensures that only the correct driver is granted access to the terminal. This so-called verification of the operating carrier has now been implemented at all deepsea
Samskip launches new Blyth route, ushering in a new era for UK trade
ROTTERDAM : Samskip is proud to announce the launch of a new shortsea container service calling at the Port of Blyth, enhancing multimodal connections between the UK and key European trade hubs. This strategic
Escalating Port Congestion strains Container Shipping Flows : Drewry
LONDON : Port congestion across key Northern European hubs is intensifying, with Bremerhaven particularly affected by labour shortages during the recent holiday period. Compounding the situation, low water levels on the Rhine are limiting
Port of Rotterdam enhances security and reliability of container handling with an End to fraud-sensi…
ROTTERDAM : The Far East and Oceania have now been connected to the Secure Chain as well. This means deepsea shipping lines and their ship agents will no longer issue fraud-sensitive PIN codes for
Cargo throughput in the Port of Rotterdam slightly decreased in 2024
ROTTERDAM : Throughput in the port of Rotterdam declined by 0.7% in 2024. Total throughput amounted to 435.8 million tonnes, compared to 438.8 million tonnes in the same period last year. The decline in