Special Report - Top European Ports
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Law of the jungle set to descend on leading hubs
LAST year was the year of crisis: this year will be the year of “sporting and fierce competition” between Europe’s top ports, says Port of Rotterdam Authority chief executive Hans Smits.
UK port aided by strong finish to 2009
ALTHOUGH Hutchison Ports doesn’t generally release throughput figures, statistics from the Department for Transport, combined with market sources, suggest that Felixstowe fared better than many of its competitors last year, writes Felicity Landon .
Up-and-coming Belgian port records 5% box rise
ZEEBRUGGE, the up-and-coming Belgian deepwater container port, handled an estimated 2.3m teu last year — achieving a 5.4% increase over 2008 and far better than the industry average, writes Roger Hailey .
Containers down 10% at French leader
THE French port of Le Havre saw a 10% drop in containers last year, from 2.49m teu to 2.23m teu, writes Felicity Landon.
Box volumes down 13% at Ligurian hub
PREDICTIONS of a tough 2009 for Genoa proved correct, with the Ligurian Sea Italian port registering a 13.2% drop in container throughput to 1.5m teu last year, down from 1.8m teu in 2008, writes Roger Hailey.
Boxes dip 8% at Spanish facility
THE Port of Algeciras Bay closed 2009 with container throughput down by about 8% to 3.04m teu, writes Felicity Landon .
Port stays on an even keel
MALTA Freeport handled an estimated 2.3m teu in 2009, a similar amount to the previous 12-month period, writes Roger Hailey.
Revival Upturn at German hub
BREMERHAVEN, Europe’s fourth largest container port, saw box volumes fall by 16% to 4.6m teu in 2009, writes Felicity Landon .
Dredging and return of box lines add to optimism
DESPITE a 15.6% fall in container throughput to 7.3m teu last year, the Port of Antwerp has moved up the rankings to replace Hamburg as the second largest container port in Europe, writes Felicity Landon .
Port hit by slump in Asia and Russia box volumes
THE Port of Hamburg took a hammering last year, particularly because of its position as a hub for trades between the Far East and the Baltic, writes Felicity Landon.
Few delights for Turkey’s number one
ISTANBUL’S port box terminal cluster — either side of the Bosporus — recorded a 23% fall in combined throughputs to just over 2m teu last year, some 600,000 fewer boxes than in 2008, writes Roger Hailey.
Hub stays above 1m teu barrier
LA SPEZIA’S volumes in 2009 were down 16% on 2008, from 1.25m teu to just over 1m, in line with general market averages, writes Roger Hailey .
Island facility suffers big drop in boxes
LAS Palmas recorded a 23% fall in container volumes, or 300,000 boxes, during 2009 to a shade over 1m teu, writes Roger Hailey.
New African facilities turn heat up on hub
THE Medcenter Container Terminal in Gioia Tauro saw a drop of 17% last year, to about 2.9m teu throughput, writes Felicity Landon.
Mediterranean leader proves more resilient
THE Port of Valencia reported a slight increase in container throughput last year, with volumes up by 1.44% to 3.65m teu. As well as taking fifth place in the European league table of container ports, Valencia is claiming first position as the Spanish port with the lowest decrease in total trade volume in 2009, writes Felicity Landon .
Gloom lifts with ‘clear recovery’ in main sectors
THE Port of Barcelona, where box volumes plunged 29% to 1.8m teu and overall cargo throughput was down 17% to 42m tonnes last year, is reporting more positive results for the start of 2010, writes Felicity Landon.
Throughput plunges 57%
THE Romanian port of Constantza saw box volumes plunge by 57% last year, but management is banking on a major recovery in 2010, writes Roger Hailey.
Nordic leader sees pick-up in throughput
IT WAS a year of two halves for the Swedish port of Gothenburg, which saw reduced volumes overall but a brighter second half in 2009, writes Roger Hailey .
Heading south UK hub cargo dip
ALTHOUGH DP World Southampton does not publish its throughput, 2009 Department for Transport official statistics indicate the UK south coast container hub handled 18% of the nation’s 5.2m boxes (8.7m teu), which approximates to 1.6m teu, writes Roger Hailey.
Weak Russian demand dents traffic
RUSSIA’s Baltic gateway St Petersburg handled 1.3m teu last year, which represented a plunge of 31.7% over 2008, writes Roger Hailey.
Dutch hub increases market share over its rivals
AFTER volumes hit “rock bottom” in the second quarter of 2009, Rotterdam, Europe’s biggest port, has seen throughput improving slightly every month since then, writes Felicity Landon .
Top 20 European box ports
LAST year was the year of crisis: this year will be the year of “sporting and fierce competition” between Europe’s top ports, says Port of Rotterdam Authority chief executive Hans Smits.
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