Last year was a bit Quieter in the Dutch Seaports. In 2024, Less Oil, Gas, And Coal Were Supplied, and Slightly Fewer Goods Were Shiped From Abroad. The container trade, on the other hand, was on the rise.
Figures from Statistics Agency CBS Show That the Total Supply and Removal of Goods via Dutch Ports Decreased by 1.1 percent to 577 Million Tons in 2024.
Especial Fewer Coal, Gas, and Oil Shipments arrived at the Ports. More Oil Came From the United States, While Supply from the United Kingdom Decreased by Almost 10 percent.
The Biggest Impact was Felt in the Port of Rotterdam, which accounts for about 78 percent of all transshipment in the Netherlands. There, the volume decreased by 0.8 percent.
Only the Ports of Vlissingen and Terneuzen Saw More Trans shipment than the year before.
Containers on the rise
While the transshipment of oil, gas, and coal decreased, the container trade was strongly on the rise in 2024. The number of containers in increated by 4.1 percent.
China was the most important country of origin: Almost 30 percent of all goods in containers came from there. That is an increase of more than 8 percent compared to a year earlier.
The US Remains the Largest Supplier of Goods to the Netherlands. In 2024, 14.1 percent of all imported goods came from the US.
Russia, Once the Most Important Supplier of Oil and Coal, Has Further Declined Due to European Sanctions. Only 3.2 percent of total imports came from there.