New North Sea Port annual record: 71.4 million tonnes of maritime throughput

In 2019, the Flemish-Zealand merger port passed the 70-million-tonne mark for the second time. “The increase is mainly due to exports (+9.99%),” say managing directors Daan Schalck and Jan Lagasse. “Two years after our merger, we maintain our position as a true bulk port: almost half of our seaborne cargo throughput is dry bulk. This segment increased 5.4% last year to 34.6 million tonnes, thickening by 10% in two years. We saw increased transhipments in building materials, sand and gravel, while we held steady in agricultural products and coal for the process industry. Only scrap and ores experienced a slight decline.”