AMSTERDAM PORTS SEE 9% RISE IN TOTAL CARGO TRAFFIC
Total cargo tonnage at the ports of Amsterdam, Zaanstad, Beverwijk and Velsen/IJmuiden in the Netherlands increased by 9 percent in the first quarter against the same period last year to reach 17.9 million tons.
Dry bulk traffic was up 8 percent, to 11.4 million tons. Liquid bulk increased by 16 percent, to 4.7 million tons.
General cargo traffic was flat, at 1.8 million tons. While the volume of conventional general cargo in sacks and bags rose by 10 percent, to 1.4 million tons, containerized traffic was down by 30 percent, to 13,000 TEUs. Roll-on/roll-off traffic declined by almost 21 percent, to 160,000 tons.