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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 1988 - 2008
 Number of containersNumber of TEU'sWeight of cargo
19882,2553,28927,745
19892,4883,61731,073
19902,4893,66631,193
19912,5263,78331,756
19922,7474,12535,111
19932,7504,16735,711
19942,9894,54038,980
19953,1354,78738,870
19963,2064,97341,018
19973,5145,49546,336
19983,8015,99547,519
19993,9896,35451,256
20003,9486,29051,336
20013,8276,12048,663
20024,0706,53451,838
20034,4137,14455,498
20045,0888,29262,209
20055,6379,28870,998
20065,8469,65373,820
20076,48910,79181,771
20086,48510,78483,012
Source: Port of Rotterdam Authority
Unit: Number of TEU's x 1,000 / Weight of cargo x 1,000 metric tons



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


Period: 2007 - 2008
 IncomingOutgoingTotal
 200720082007200820072008
Europe 1.902 1.804 2.082 1.9143.984 3.718
United Kingdom 665 590 726 640 1.391 1.230
Ireland 333 306 324 281 657 587
Others 904 908 1032 993 1.936 1.901
Africa 127 158 122 131 249 289
South Africa 69 86 53 52 122 138
Others 58 72 70 79 128 151
America 963 1.005 720 783 1.683 1.788
U.S. of America447 465 399 403 846 868
Others 516 540 322 380 838 920
Asia 2.541 2.534 2.304 2.2884.845 4.822
Hong Kong 241 215 294 213 535 428
Japan 158 186 140 135 298 321
Singapore 330 343 275 326 605 669
China 1.178 1191 882 946 2.060 2.137
Others 635 599 713 668 1.348 1.267
Oceania 21 14 30 34 51 48
TOTAL5.5545.5155.2585.15010.81210.665
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics
Unit: Number of TEU's x 1,000



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