Zeebrugge Three Quarters 2020 Results

Port of Zeebrugge’s press release for the third quarter results of 2020 shows that total tonnes are up 6.1 % compared to the previous year. The report shows that Zeebrugge’s container traffic has grown by 10.9 percent to a total volume of 13,049,293 tonnes. Deep sea containers were up +65.7%, short sea containers +22.9% and estuary containers +58%.

Liquid bulk volumes were also up +42.1 percent to a total of 10,401,855 tonnes due to high rates of growth for LNG.

RORO has seen a downturn, including the automotive sector, and passenger traffic has decreased severely due to the restrictions concerning travel. Since mid-March, there weren’t any cruise calls in the port of Zeebrugge and ferry passenger traffic is very limited.