Antwerp and Zeebrugge post rising volumes, but slower growth

ANTWERP and Zeebrugge reported substantial year-on-year gains in container volumes but slower quarter-to-quarter growth, reported London`s Containerisation International.

Antwerp was up 16.5 per cent to 2,187,000 TEU year on year in the second quarter, but only slightly ahead of first quarter volume of 2,013,236 TEU. Zeebrugge`s second quarter was up 19.8 per cent to 640,973 TEU, but only slightly more than the 611,268 TEU throughput in the first quarter.