July 18, 2025
- In the first half of 2025, total throughput at Port of Antwerp-Bruges reached 139 million tonnes, down 4.3% year-on-year.
- Container traffic showed strong recovery: up 8.6% in TEU (6.8 million TEU) and 6% in tonnes, driven by stabilised global trade and improved port fluidity.
- Conventional breakbulk fell sharply (-17.4%) due to lower steel volumes and ongoing geopolitical instability.
- Dry bulk saw a significant drop (-18.4%), mostly coal, while liquid bulk fell 4.6%, partly due to reduced LNG imports and declining demand for diesel.
- RoRo volumes slipped slightly (-2.3%), despite a rise in new car volumes (+6.5%) to 1.7 million units.
- Container congestion eased thanks to higher terminal productivity and better hinterland connections.
- CEO Jacques Vandermeiren: “We are cautiously optimistic. The recovery in container traffic is encouraging and shows the resilience of our port.”