Pilbara Ports’ Cargo Volumes Up in January 2017
Australia’s Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) has delivered a total monthly throughput of 52.3 million tons (Mt) for the month of January 2017, a rise of 12 percent from the same month in 2016.
Ningbo Zhoushan Port Sets Record Annual Cargo Volume
China’s Ningbo Zhoushan Port (NZP) handled a total of 900 million tons of freight in 2016, claiming to have become the first port in the world with such a high annual cargo throughput.
Rotterdam Port Ends First Three Quartals with Lower Cargo Volumes
The plunge in dry bulk volumes at the Dutch Port of Rotterdam contributed to the 1.9 percent decrease in the port’s total cargo throughput for the first three quarters of 2016, compared to the same period last year.