2011 was a very successful year for Antwerp port, Europe’s third largest box port. Break-bulk cargo increased by a phenomenal 14.8% in 2011.Ro-Ro shipments increased 13.3% in the same period and overall shipping container volume grew by an impressive 2%

In 2011, the port of Antwerp handled 186.4 million tonnes of freight, an overall increase of 4.6% when compared to 2010. The container and liquid bulk volumes for 2011 have set new records for this busy port.

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Eimskip, the Icelandic container carrier, saw profits soar by 15% for the first nine months of 2011.

Eimskip is now carrying 11% more cargo than a year previously and has a profit of $46.6m year to date. In Q3 alone Eimskips profits rose by 7.6%.

Eimskip has targeted the North American and Northern Scandavian markets by adding ships to these routes and also have two 875 20-foot equivilant unit containerships on order from China.

Gylfi Sigfússon CEO of Eimskip said:
“The company’s performance in Q3 exceeded our expectations with an increase in total transport volume…