AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Throughput at the Port of Rotterdam, Europe’s largest sea port, was down 4.1% in the first half of 2025, it said on Tuesday, with dry bulk falling 8.9% and wet bulk down by 5.3%.
Overall volumes stood at 211 million metric tons in the first six months of 2025 compared with 220 million tons a year ago.
“The lack of investment in the industry by the market is a cause for concern for the port authority,” the Port of Rotterdam said in a statement.
“Although the government has taken positive steps recently to bring the playing field for Dutch industry more in line with that of neighbouring countries, additional measures are necessary.”
The port authority said its revenues nonetheless rose by 5.2% during the first half of the year to 462.3 million euros ($540.75 million), adding that this was mainly due to inflation and a “balance of various new and expiring contracts”.
The company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation increased by 1.1% to 295 million euros while net income fell by 3.2% to 143.6 million.
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(Reporting by Benoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by Louise Heavens)
