How many cargo ships dock at Dutch seaports?

In 2021, nearly 35 thousand cargo ships docked at a Dutch seaport. More than 21 thousand of them entered the Rotterdam port area, while 5.3 thousand ships docked in the Amsterdam port area to unload and load goods.

In 2021, 593 million tonnes of goods were transhipped at Dutch seaports. The Port of Rotterdam, to which the ports of Moerdijk, Dordrecht and Vlaardingen also belong, is by far the Netherlands’ largest seaport. It is where 457 million tonnes of goods were transhipped. Other key seaports are Amsterdam (including Velsen/IJmuiden, Beverwijk and Zaanstad), North Sea Port (Vlissingen and Terneuzen, but not Gent), and Groningen Seaports (Delfzijl and Eemshaven).

Mainly liquid bulk carriers and dry bulk carriers

Over 43 percent of the total weight that seagoing vessels unload or load in the Netherlands consists of liquid bulk (liquid substances). Almost two-thirds of the liquid bulk consists of petroleum or petroleum products. Container transport by vessel accounts for 23 percent of cargo transhipment. Containers mainly transport food, beverages and tobacco, chemical products and agricultural products. Dry bulk, such as coal, is responsible for 22 percent of total shipments. Roll-on/roll-off goods (‘ro-ro’, which includes cargo transported via trucks and trucks themselves) and general cargo together make up 11 percent of the cargo handled in Dutch seaports.

Groningen Seaports and North Sea Port have relatively high levels of dry bulk transhipment. In Rotterdam and Amsterdam, liquid bulk accounts for relatively the largest share of transhipment. Over 97 percent of transhipped container goods are processed in the Port of Rotterdam.

Show datatableTypes of cargo in Dutch seaports, 2021*Hide datatableTypes of cargo in Dutch seaports, 2021*

Types of cargo in Dutch seaports, 2021*

Regio	Liquid bulk	Container	Dry bulk	Ro-ro unit	General cargo/other/unknown
Total Dutch seaports	256.8	137.9	133.3	18.3	46.9
Groningen Seaports	0.4	0.1	4.0	0.0	1.4
Port of Amsterdam	40.9	1.2	39.4	0.6	6.0
Port of Rotterdam	204.2	134.0	73.6	17.1	28.2
North Sea Port	10.7	2.6	14.4	0.6	10.0
* Provisional figures

Highest in the EU

In 2020, 3,326 million tonnes of goods were transhipped in the European Union, 558 million tonnes of which were transhipped at Dutch seaports. Converted per inhabitant this amounted to 32 tonnes, the highest in the European Union. Only Norway transhipped more goods per inhabitant within Europe (EU and non-EU): over 41 tonnes per inhabitant. Norway has a relatively large transhipment of liquid bulk goods, including oil.

Show datatableCargo throughput at seaports, 2020 (tonnes per inhabitant)Hide datatableCargo throughput at seaports, 2020 (tonnes per inhabitant)

Cargo throughput at seaports, 2020 (tonnes per inhabitant)

Land	Throughput per inhabitant
Netherlands	32.0
Estonia	28.4
Belgium	23.3
Latvia	22.2
Finland	19.8
Lithuania	18.4
Greece	16.7
Sweden	16.3
Denmark	15.7
Malta	11.1
Ireland	10.3
Spain	9.6
Slovenia	8.7
Cyprus	8.4
Italy	7.9
Portugal	7.7
European Union	7.4
Croatia	5.3
France	4.1
Bulgaria	3.6
Germany	3.3
Romania	2.5
Poland	2.3
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Norway	41.4
Iceland	19.0
Turkey	5.9

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