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Port of Rotterdam Throughput Rises Despite Container Bottlenecks

The Port of Rotterdam recorded a modest increase in first-half cargo volumes, supported by stronger oil products and liquefied natural gas shipments, but container traffic declined as transshipment volumes were constrained by limited terminal capacity ahead of planned infrastructure expansion.
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