- Rotterdam port expects full-year throughput to fall by up to one fifth due to COVID-19.
- A 10% to 20% drop in throughput volume on an annual basis is expected.
- The container segment capacity between Asia and Europe was cut by 25%.
- A decline in the use of oil products for transport will reduce the need for crude oil supplies.
- Total throughput in the first quarter was 112.4m tonnes, down 9.3% down.
- Carriers are removing about 25%-30% of their total capacity from Asia-northern Europe services.
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