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Record volumes for Port of Antwerp in 2013

Record volumes for Port of Antwerp in 2013
The Port of Antwerp handled record volumes of 190.8 metric tonnes throughout 2013, representing an increase of 3.6% over the previous year despite overall decreases in the number of ship calls.

The results were driven by rises in the volume of liquid bulk, up 31.4% throughout 2013 to 59.5mt, with crude oil handling rising 83.4% to 4.6mt, oil derivatives by 34.8% to 43.1mt, and chemicals up by 9.7%, to 11.2mt.

These were enough to mitigate decreases in dry bulk and container volumes; dry bulk fell 24.8% to 14.4mt, due to decreasing coal handling, which fell 62% to 2.2mt, and containers dropped by 0.7% to 8.6m teu.

Meanwhile, the number of ocean going vessels calling at the port totalled 14,220, representing a decrease of 2.3% over 2012. This was partially due to the increase in economies of scale, with 31 more Ultra-Large Container Ships (10,000 or more teu) calling than in 2012.

The port indicates that 2014 is “off to a good start” with a call from  China Shipping's 14,074 teu CLSL Jupiter.