Port of Ghent registers stellar performance

Second quarter: all cargo categories are increasing

For the seaborne cargo traffic, this was the best quarter ever: a total of almost 8.5 million t (+15.5%). In the second quarter, this traffic showed an increase for no less than every single cargo category! Strong growing sectors are solid mineral fuels, foodstuffs and animal feed, chemical products and agricultural products.

Inland navigation ended up at 5.8 million t of cargo traffic (+8.3%). Since over a year now, inland navigation traffic has continued going upwards.

In the second quarter of 2017, Ghent port also registered a record traffic for seaborne and inland navigation together, being 14.3 million t. This is 12.4% (1.6 million t) more than in 2016 thanks to the record traffic by sea and the increasing volumes by inland navigation.

Best half year

For the first six months of 2017, the total cargo traffic (seaborne and by inland navigation) amounts to 28.1 million t. This is the best half year ever. With 16.6 million t (+18%) in the first six months, seaborne cargo traffic also reached a record for this period. Inland navigation traffic amounts to 11.5 million t (+2.7%).

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