Major container ports in the US and Europe decline in first half of the year

Fewer containers are passing through the six largest European and US ports included in Alphaliner’s top 30 list.
Europe's largest port, Rotterdam, saw container volumes fall 8% in the first half of 2023. | Photo: Federico Gambarini/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
Europe's largest port, Rotterdam, saw container volumes fall 8% in the first half of 2023. | Photo: Federico Gambarini/AP/Ritzau Scanpix

There was a decline in the number of containers across the board at the largest ports in the US and Europe in the first half of the year, according to Alphaliner’s list of the world’s 30 largest container ports. 

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