…Container traffic stabilises, bulk traffic under pressure due to international uncertainty

Antwerp - In the first nine months of 2025, Port of Antwerp-Bruges handled 202.6 million tonnes of maritime goods, a decrease of 3.8% compared with the same period last year. The throughput of general cargo, including containers, conventional general cargo and RoRo, increased by 1.3%, while dry and liquid bulk together declined by 12.8%. Following a solid first half of the year, container volumes eased from August onwards, partly as a result of the phase-out of former shipping alliances . . .