Europe’s container ports: Why is transshipment falling while gateway traffic grows?

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Major European container ports are seeing a shift in cargo composition: transshipment volumes at Rotterdam and Valencia have fallen, while import and inland-market traffic has strengthened. The report notes that Antwerp-Bruges shows a contrasting pattern, though the excerpt provides no specific figures.

Europe’s major container ports are reporting increasingly contrasting traffic patterns in 2026, with headline throughput figures concealing significant changes in the composition of cargo flows. At Rotterdam and Valencia, transshipment volumes have declined substantially during the first nine months of the year, while traffic linked to imports and inland markets has strengthened. Antwerp-Bruges presents a […] The post Europe’s container ports: Why is transshipment falling while gateway traffic grows? appeared first on Container News.