14 Antwerp Belgium

摘要

ANTWERP reported the highest box growth within Europe's fiercely competitive northern range for a second consecutive year in 2016. Although demand growth was not quite at the same level of 2015, when volumes were up 7.5% year on year, the Belgian box port followed this up with a 4% jump in traffic to surpass the 10m teu barrier for the first time in its history, albeit by only a few thousand lifts. Volumes continued to shift from domestic rival Zeebrugge, while its lack of exposure to weak Russian trade further east and mainstay on the major east-west alliance routings meant it clawed back yet more market share in the region.