The transshipment in the port of Amsterdam[ds_preview] has increased to 78.8 mill. t in 2016. That were 0.4 % more than one year before. The transshipment in the seaports of the North Sea Canal were unchanged at 96.5 mill. t.
The North Sea Canal Area includes the ports of Amsterdam, IJmuiden, Beverwijk and Zaanstad. At IJmuiden, transhipment fell 3.4 % to 16.8 mill. t. Beverwijk saw its transhipment increase to 700,000 t (+133 %), while there was a decline in Zaanstad to approximately 200,000 t (-33%).
According to the port of Amsterdam the increase in this port was mainly due to a 5.8 % rise in the transhipment of liquid bulk cargo products to 45.3 mill. t. Petrol and diesel products were up 7.5 % at 42.4 mill. t. Transhipment of coal at 7.5 % showed less of a decline compared to the previous year, falling to 16.1 mill. t. Transhipment of agribulk also declined by 14 % to 6.4 mill. t. Other dry bulk, including ores and fertilisers, was up 5 % to 8.4 mill. t.
The transhipment of containers was unchanged on the previous year at 600,000 t in 2016 (TEU 51,475). Ro/Ro, cars and other mixed cargo declined by 14 % in 2016 from 2.1 mill. t to 1.9 mill. t.
Less cruise ships in Amsterdam and IJmuiden
A total of 122 cruise ships visited Amsterdam in 2016 (2015: 139). The number of river cruise calls rose again, by 6 % to 1,876. The number of passengers for sea cruise ships remained more or less unchanged at 278,000, despite the decline in the number of sea cruise calls. This is due to the increased scale in this sector Port of Amsterdam stated. There were 32 sea cruise calls at IJmuiden in 2016 (2015: 44).
