Port of Antwerp’s box volume up 9%
Container traffic at the Port of Antwerp increased 8.9 percent in the first nine month of 2006 to 5.27 million TEUs.
During the same period, the Belgium port handled 60.3 million tons of containerized goods, up 8.1 percent. Total port volume, including general cargo, roll-on/roll-off shipments and bulk, amounted to 124 million tons, a rise of 3.4 percent