Port of Antwerp Bruges published its results for the first nine months, and what we are particularly interested in are the ferry statistics.
The RoRo ferries operating from Zeebrugge saw an increase of 2.8% in unaccompanied cargo throughput (excluding containers). The 4.1% decline in traffic to and from the UK was offset by substantial growth in throughput to Spain and Portugal (+35.7%), Scandinavia (+16.7%), and Ireland (+2.2%).
Overall RoRo (including the massive amount of PCTC’s) traffic dropped by 5.5%, primarily due to reduced imports rather than increased customer demand, which eased pressure on car terminals.
Transport equipment throughput declined by 13.3%, high & heavy vehicles by 23.5%, trucks by 10.3%, and used cars by 42.6%.
New car shipments, which had surged in 2022 and 2023, decreased by 11.4% in the first three quarters of this year.
Source: Newsroom Port of Antwerp Bruges
