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Breakbulk rebounds
Throughput figures for breakbulk cargo (steel, non-ferrous metals, paper and timber, fruit, project cargo) in the first half of 2010 were 18% up on the same period of 2009, at 3.3 million tonnes. Although the crisis continues to leave
its mark in Rotterdam too, the recovery is more marked here than elsewhere.
Sub-sectors
The increase is largely down to the transhipment of steel at Steinweg
Maasvlakte, slabs from Germany to the United States, and Broekman
Distriport with more imports of high-grade steel products from Sweden.
The picture for non-ferrous metals, mainly aluminium, at the main
terminals (Steinweg, Metaaltransport and Broekman Distriport) was varied
but, on balance, remained consistent. More project cargo was
transshipped thanks to the incoming freight barge hulls handled at the
buoys and the handling at Broekman Distriport of wind turbines and
components for a project at neighbouring Huntsman. The handling of paper
and timber products proved and is proving to be reasonably resistant to
the effects of the crisis. The conventional transshipment of fruit has
been suffering for some time from the continuing process of
containerisation and the problems at the Seabrex terminal, resulting in
bankruptcy. The relaunch by Sea-Invest as Rotterdam Fruit Wharf offers
prospects which should take real shape with the construction of a new
‘Cool Port’ on the south bank.
Modernisation and expansion
Investments in modernisation and expansion bore fruit in the first six
months. Not only on the Maasvlakte, Steinweg, but also in the Waalhaven
area at Rhenus Logistics.
In this area, the Port of Rotterdam Authority and businesses are also
redeveloping the RDM-East site for the handling of project cargo and
metals. Stevedore RHB is strengthening its position in project cargo by
deploying the strongest – 208 tonne – mobile port crane in Europe.
Source: Port of Rotterdam
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