The Port of Antwerp-Bruges became the leading container port in the Hamburg-Le Havre range, overtaking the Port of Rotterdam in the first quarter of 2025.
It handled 3.44 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units), slightly ahead of Rotterdam’s 3.36 million TEUs.
This marks a strong 4.5% increase in Antwerp’s container traffic compared to the same period last year.
Despite this growth in containers, the port’s total cargo volume dropped by 4.0%, coming down to 67.7 million tonnes.
The drop is mainly due to a decrease in both dry and liquid bulk cargoes.
Several factors contributed to Antwerp’s rise in container volumes. The recent restructuring of global container alliances and congestion at competing ports led to longer ship turnaround times.
These factors helped shift more traffic toward Antwerp, boosting its container throughput.
As a result, the port’s share in the Hamburg-Le Havre range rose to 30.5% in 2024, and its
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