Ports

Port of Rotterdam plans to invest after weak 2023

The number of containers decreased, but the Dutch port earned enough money to ramp up investments, according to the financial report for 2023.
Total cargo throughput at the Port of Rotterdam last year was 438.8 million tons, a decrease of 6.1% compared to 2022. | Photo: Thomas Muncke/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
Total cargo throughput at the Port of Rotterdam last year was 438.8 million tons, a decrease of 6.1% compared to 2022. | Photo: Thomas Muncke/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
by SEBASTIAN SCHLÜTER JACOBSEN

Fewer containers and less dry cargo and coal were transported through Europe’s largest port in 2023, and this is reflected in the port’s finances. 

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