Overview sea ports in North West Europe

Ports, in particular sea ports, are a vital hub in world trade. In this overview, we have listed a number of major ports in Northwest Europe. With six ports in the list of 100 largest seaports worldwide, Europe isn’t doing bad. The attached table lists the twenty largest ports in Europe and the developments that these ports made between 2011 and 2013.

Rotterdam, Netherlands
Agribulk	10.3
Containers	121.3
Transshipment total	440.5
Market share in % (North West Europe)	37.3
Place in world ranking (top 100)	11
Unit gross weight x 1 million MT

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Agribulk	8.4
Containers	0.8
Transshipment total	95.7
Market share in % (North West Europe)	8.1
Place in world ranking (top 100)	na
Unit gross weight x 1 million MT

Sealand Seaports (Vlissingen & Terneuzen), Netherlands
Agribulk	0.9
Containers	0.2
Transshipment total	33
Market share in % (North West Europe)	37.3
Place in world ranking (top 100)	na
Unit gross weight x 1 million MT

Moerdijk, Netherlands	Nautical (2012)	Inland (2012)
Agriculture	45	19
Containers	147	188
Transshipment total	6941	13350
Unit gross weight x 1 million MT

Bremerhaven, Germany
Agribulk	0.7
Containers	61
Transshipment total	78.8
Market share in % (North West Europe)	6.7
Place in world ranking (top 100)	21
Unit gross weight x 1 million MT

Hamburg, Germany
Agribulk	8
Containers	94.8
Transshipment total	139.1
Market share in % (North West Europe)	11.8
Place in world ranking (top 100)	14
Unit gross weight x 1 million MT

Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Agribulk	0
Containers	0.6
Transshipment total	24.5
Market share in % (North West Europe)	2.1
Place in world ranking (top 100)	na
Unit gross weight x 1 million MT

Antwerp, Belgium
Agribulk	0.8
Containers	102.3
Transshipment total	190.8
Market share in % (North West Europe)	16.1
Place in world ranking (top 100)	15
Unit gross weight x 1 million MT

Ghent, Belgium
Agribulk	1.2
Containers	0.6
Transshipment total	26
Market share in % (North West Europe)	2.2
Place in world ranking (top 100)	na
Unit gross weight x 1 million MT

Zeebrugge, Belgium
Agribulk	0.1
Containers	20.4
Transshipment total	42.8
Market share in % (North West Europe)	3.6
Place in world ranking (top 100)	70
Unit gross weight x 1 million MT

Ostend, Belgium	2012
Passengers (number)	113,303
Tourist vehicles (number)	13,547
Roro freight (ton)	2,242,634
Containers lo-lo (TEU)	-
General Cargo (ton)	1,587,366
General Total	3,843,547

Dunkerque, France
Agribulk	1.6
Containers	2.7
Transshipment total	43.6
Market share in % (North West Europe)	3.7
Place in world ranking (top 100)	na
Unit gross weight x 1 million MT

Le Havre, France
Agribulk	0
Containers	24.8
Transshipment total	67.2
Market share in % (North West Europe)	5.7
Place in world ranking (top 100)	60
Unit gross weight x 1 million MT

Top 20 European ports

City	Country	2013	2012	2011	change in % (2011/2013)
Rotterdam	Netherlands	440.5	441.5	434.6	1.36
Antwerp	Belgium	190.8	184.1	187.2	1.92
Hamburg	Germany	139.1	130.9	132.2	5.22
Novorossiysk	Russia	112.9	117.4	116.2	-2.84
Amsterdam	Netherlands	95.7	94.3	93	2.9
Algericas	Spain	90.2	88.3	82.2	9.73
Marseille	France	80	85.6	88.1	-9.19
Bremerhaven	Germany	78.8	84	80.6	-2.23
Le Havre	France	67.2	63.5	67.6	-0.59
Valencia	Spain	64.6	65.7	65.8	-1.82
Primorsk	Russia	63.8	74.8	75.1	-15.05
Ust-Liga	Russia	62.6	46.8	22.7	175.77
Grimsby/Immingham	UK	62	60.1	57.2	8.39
St. Petersburg	Russia	58	57.8	60	-3.33
Constanza	Romania	55.1	50.6	46	19.78
Bergen	Norway	52	54.8	57.4	-9.41
Genua	Italy	48.5	50.2	50.4	-3.77
Dunkerque	France	43.6	47.6	47.5	-8.21
London	UK	43.2	43.7	48.8	-11.48
Zeebrugge	Belgium	42.8	43.5	47	-8.49
Unit gross weight x 1 million MT