29 April 2013
The statistical office of the European Union (Eurostat) has published the statistics of the second quarter of 2012 on maritime transport of goods in the European Union, Norway, Croatia and Turkey.
The statistics, which cover the gross weight of goods handled in the main European ports, by type of cargo, direction, reporting country and various partner maritime geographical areas, show a small increase of 0.6 % in gross weight of goods handled in the main EU-27 ports between the 1st and 2nd quarter of 2012. Compared with the corresponding quarter of 2011, however, the gross weight of goods handled in the main EU-27 ports decreased by 1.9 % in the 2nd quarter of 2012. This results from reduced port activity in half of the reporting countries.
Europe’s largest port, Rotterdam, recorded a considerable increase in the total gross weight of goods handled in the 2nd quarter of 2012 compared with the same quarter of the previous year. Among the other top 5 ports in Europe, Amsterdam and Hamburg reported increases in port activity compared with the 2nd quarter of 2011, while Antwerp and Marseille recorded declines. Except for Marseilles, the level of goods handled in the top 5 EU ports were clearly above the levels recorded at the height of the economic downturn in the 2nd quarter of 2009.
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