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CEO Cas König calls for accelerated realisation of port infrastructure. In 2025, companies in North Sea Port recorded a cargo transhipment via sea transport of 67 million tonnes. The growth in dry and liquid bulk in particular led to a slight increase of +0.4% for the second year in a row. The United Kingdom remains the most important trading partner. In order to maintain its position as a leading European port, CEO Cas König calls on the business and political world to accelerate the realisation of port infrastructure. Thanks to a strong fourth quarter, goods transhipment in 2025 increased compared to 2024. That year also saw a slight increase, but 2025 clearly confirms the port's resilience.

From 1 January 2026, North Sea Port will be implementing a number of changes to the rates and conditions for maritime shipping, inland shipping and related sectors. These adjustments are aimed at cost neutrality, clarification and sustainability.

Over the first nine months of 2025, the North Sea Port companies recorded 50.1 million tonnes of seaborne cargo throughput. Despite a modest 1% decline, transhipment in core segments like dry and liquid bulk remained on track. Britain remains the port’s biggest trading partner, helped by a strong increase in ro-ro transhipment.

Over the first six months of this year, the companies based in North Sea Port recorded a volume of 33.2 million tons of seaborne cargo transhipment. Despite a small dip of 1.2%, dry and liquid bulk transhipment held up well. The decline is in the general cargo and roll-on/roll-off traffic.

De Vlaamse industrie loopt elk jaar honderden miljoenen euro’s mis die gebruikt kunnen worden in de industriële transitie. Een nieuwe studie in opdracht van Voka, Port of Antwerp-Bruges en North Sea Port reikt sterke argumenten aan waarom de Vlaamse industrie recht heeft op meer.

North Sea Port's seaborne cargo throughput increased by almost 1% in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2024. The greater part of the growth – to a total of 16.6 million tons – is attributable to liquid bulk handling. Trade with the United Kingdom continues to increase.

In 2024, the North Sea Port companies recorded a volume of 66.3 million tons of seaborne cargo transhipment, an increase of 0.7% compared to 2023. Inland navigation rose by 4.4%. These increases are encouraging in themselves, but especially so given current economic and geopolitical developments.