As a result of the war in Ukraine the Port of Rotterdam has seen a significant shift in cargo operations with 2022 from container handling to energy related shipments. The release by the Port of Rotterdam of their financial results for 2022 shows that there has been a significant increase in the number of LNG shipments from the United States, the transhipment of coal to Germany and the number of tanker vessels from the Middle East.

The increase in LNG shipments was particularly noticeable with volumes increasing by around 60%. The shift away from Russia as a source of oil has seen the number of ULCC’s arriving in Rotterdam from around the world increase significantly with around 6 times as many arrivals when compared to 2021. At the same time Rotterdam saw an increase of around 18% in the volume of coal transhipments.

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