Container traffic in the Port of Rotterdam

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Facts & figures: Container traffic in the Port of Rotterdam

Facts & Figures

Sea-going vessels entering the
Port of Rotterdam

Sea-borne cargo handled at the
Port of Rotterdam

Cargo handled in the
Port of Rotterdam

Market share of ports from
Hamburg to Le Havre

Seaborne cargo in the
major European ports

Seaborne container traffic in
the major European ports

Seaborne cargo in the
major world ports

Seaborne container traffic in
the world container ports

Seaborne incoming coal,
crude oil, oilproducts and
iron ore at Rotterdam
by continent

Incoming and outgoing cargo at
Rotterdam grouped by continent

Container traffic in the
Port of Rotterdam

Incoming and outgoing TEU's,
grouped by continent and
country

Container traffic in the Port of Rotterdam

Period 1986 - 2006
	Number of containers	Number of TEU's	Weight of cargo
1986	1,997	2,897	24,499
1987	1,962	2,868	24,854
1988	2,255	3,289	27,745
1989	2,488	3,617	31,073
1990	2,489	3,666	31,193
1991	2,526	3,783	31,756
1992	2,747	4,125	35,111
1993	2,750	4,167	35,711
1994	2,989	4,540	38,980
1995	3,135	4,787	38,870
1996	3,206	4,973	41,018
1997	3,514	5,495	46,336
1998	3,801	5,995	47,519
1999	3,989	6,354	51,256
2000	3,948	6,290	51,336
2001	3,827	6,120	48,663
2002	4,070	6,534	51,838
2003	4,413	7,144	55,498
2004	5,088	8,292	62,209
2005	5,637	9,288	70,998
2006	5,869	9,690	78,000
Source: Port of Rotterdam Authority
Unit: TEU's x 1,000 / Weight of cargo x 1,000 tons

Incoming and outgoing TEU's, grouped by continent and country

Period: 2005 - 2006
	Incoming		Outgoing		Total
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
Europe	1.557	1.655	1.814	1.984	3.371	3.639
United Kingdom	648	648	688	711	1.336	1.359
Ireland	298	335	294	312	592	647
Others	611	672	832	961	1.443	1.633
Africa	156	160	115	127	271	287
South Africa	74	77	40	48	114	125
Others	82	83	75	79	157	162
America	825	851	686	629	1.511	1.480
U.S. of America	402	421	437	401	839	822
Others	423	430	249	228	672	658
Asia	2.131	2.255	1.765	1.882	3.896	4.137
Hong Kong	230	246	191	251	421	497
Japan	171	137	159	131	330	268
Singapore	235	338	282	290	517	628
China	848	945	489	587	1.337	1.532
Others	647	589	644	623	1.291	1.212
Oceania	117	29	62	39	179	68
TOTAL	4.786	4.950	4.442	4.661	9.228	9.611
Source: Port of Rotterdam

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