The number of port calls in the European Union declined by over 10 percent in 2020 compared with the previous year. While around 776,000 ships called at European ports in 2019, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, their number dropped to some 698,000 in 2020.
Number of port calls in the European Union (EU) from 2016 to 2020
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Overview
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- Premium Statistic Number of port calls in the EU 2016-2020
- Basic Statistic Year-on-year change in port calls in the EU by ship type 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of port arrivals worldwide by country 2022
- Basic Statistic Gross weight of seaborne cargo processed in the EU 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Gross weight of seaborne cargo processed in the EU by country 2021
- Premium Statistic Major cargo ports in Europe by gross weight of goods handled 2021
- Premium Statistic Container throughput in the EU-27 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Change in container throughput in the EU-27 2011-2021
Port of Rotterdam
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- Premium Statistic Net revenue of the Port of Rotterdam 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Volume of cargo processed by port of Rotterdam (Netherlands) by type 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of containers processed by port of Rotterdam (Netherlands) 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Volume of dry bulk cargo processed by port of Rotterdam (Netherlands) 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Volume dry bulk cargo processed by port of Rotterdam (Netherlands) by type 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Volume liquid bulk cargo processed by port of Rotterdam by type 2013-2022
Port of Antwerp
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- Premium Statistic Volume arrivals sea-going vessels at Port of Antwerp-Bruges (Belgium) by type 2022
- Premium Statistic Maritime cargo traffic of Port of Antwerp-Bruges (Belgium) 2009-2022
- Premium Statistic Maritime cargo traffic of Port of Antwerp-Bruges (Belgium) by type 2022
- Premium Statistic Volume containers processed at Port of Antwerp (Belgium) 2009-2022
- Premium Statistic Volume of dry bulk cargo processed by Port of Antwerp-Bruges (Belgium) 2008-2022
- Premium Statistic Volume of liquid bulk cargo processed by Port of Antwerp-Bruges (Belgium) 2008-2022
Port of Hamburg
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- Premium Statistic HHLA's revenue 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Total cargo throughput at the Port of Hamburg (HHLA) 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Cargo throughput at the Port of Hamburg (HHLA) by type 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Container throughput at the Port of Hamburg (HHLA) 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Bulk cargo throughput at the Port of Hamburg (HHLA) by type 2021
Port of Valencia
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- Premium Statistic Vessel arrivals in the Port Authority of Valencia 2019-2022
- Premium Statistic Vessel arrivals in the Port Authority of Valencia by vessel type 2021
- Premium Statistic Cargo traffic in the Port Authority of Valencia 2005-2021
- Premium Statistic Cargo traffic in the Port Authority of Valencia by cargo type 2019-2022
- Premium Statistic Container traffic in the Port Authority of Valencia 2019-2022
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- Change in capacity utilization in ports worldwide by cargo type 2020
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EMSA. (June 15, 2021). Number of port calls in the European Union (EU) from 2016 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249368/number-of-ship-calls-in-the-eu/
EMSA. "Number of port calls in the European Union (EU) from 2016 to 2020." Chart. June 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249368/number-of-ship-calls-in-the-eu/
EMSA. (2021). Number of port calls in the European Union (EU) from 2016 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249368/number-of-ship-calls-in-the-eu/
EMSA. "Number of Port Calls in The European Union (Eu) from 2016 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249368/number-of-ship-calls-in-the-eu/
EMSA, Number of port calls in the European Union (EU) from 2016 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249368/number-of-ship-calls-in-the-eu/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Number of port calls in the European Union (EU) from 2016 to 2020 [Graph], EMSA, June 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249368/number-of-ship-calls-in-the-eu/