January 17, 2017 [Port of Amsterdam] - Transhipment in the sea ports of the North Sea Canal Area, which includes the ports of Amsterdam, IJmuiden, Beverwijk and Zaanstad, was unchanged in 2016 compared to 2015 at 96.5 million tonnes.
The Port of Amsterdam achieved an increase of 0.4% to 78.8 million tonnes last year, compared to 78.4 million tonnes in 2015. These are provisional figures. The final figures will be available in a few weeks’ time.
At IJmuiden, transhipment fell 3.4% to 16.8 million tonnes. Beverwijk saw its transhipment increase to 700,000 tonnes (+133%), while there was a decline in Zaanstad to approximately 200,000 tonnes (-33%).
Increase in liquid bulk cargo
The increase in Amsterdam was mainly due to a 5.8% rise in the transhipment of liquid bulk cargo products to 45.3 million tonnes. Petrol and diesel products were up 7.5% at 42.4 million tonnes. Transhipment of coal at 7.5% showed less of a decline compared to the previous year, falling to 16.1 million tonnes. Transhipment of agribulk also declined by 14% to 6.4 million tonnes. Other dry bulk, including ores and fertilisers, was up 5% to 8.4 million tonnes.
The transhipment of containers was unchanged on the previous year at 600,000 tonnes in 2016 (TEU 51,475). Ro/Ro, cars and other mixed cargo declined by 14% in 2016 from 2.1 million tonnes to 1.9 million tonnes.
Land allocation
On balance, 11 hectares of land were allocated to businesses in 2016. Port of Amsterdam thus achieved its target.
Imports and exports
Imports at the Port of Amsterdam were down 3% to 63.1 million tonnes last year. Exports on the other hand were up by 7.9% at 33.4 million tonnes.
