The Port of Antwerp handled 184.1 million tons of cargo in 2012, a drop of 1.6 percent compared to 2011, when the volume was 187.2 million tons.
Container freight volume in Antwerp was little changed at 8.6 million TEUs, down 0.3 percent.
Roll-on/roll-off freight volumes were up 13 percent to about 4.8 million tons. The number of cars handled in 2012 came to 1.24 million, an increase of 14.8 percent.
Antwerp sees little change in 2012 box volumes