April 29, 2026
Port of Rotterdam volumes remain stable, with a slight decline of 0.7% in Q1
Throughput at the port of Rotterdam fell slightly by 0.7% in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same period last year. Throughput in the first three months of this year stood at 103.0 million tonnes, compared with 103.7 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2025. The decline is mainly due to a reduction in the throughput of agribulk, coal, other liquid bulk and breakbulk.
In the first quarter, throughput in the dry bulk segment fell by 4.3%. The biggest decline (20.9%) was in the throughput of agribulk. This decline is largely a return to normal levels, as last year saw a temporary increase in volumes shipped via Rotterdam.
The throughput of liquid bulk rose by 2.2% in the first three months of this year. Crude oil throughput rose by 1.7% to 25.2 million tonnes.
Container throughput is 0.3% higher in TEU than in the first quarter of 2025. Volumes are lower than expected due to an update to the Terminal Operating System at one of the major container terminals.
Source: Port of Rotterdam