Concerning loading and unloading of dry bulk. Figures have been rounded.
*The ports of Antwerp and Bruges finalized a merger in 2022, the 2022 figure is thus a throughput for the merged port. All figures prior to 2022 are only for the Port of Antwerp, and thus cannot be compared with the 2022 throughput.
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Volume of dry bulk cargo processed by Port of Antwerp-Bruges (Belgium) 2008-2022
The volume of dry bulk cargo, which includes ore and scrap metal, coal, agribulk, biomass and other dry bulk cargo processed by the Port of Antwerp, decreased over the recorded time period. In 2008 the total volume of dry bulk processed was around ** million metric tons, whereas by 2021 this had decreased to roughly **** million metric tons of dry bulk cargo processed by the Port of Antwerp.
In 2022, the ports of Antwerp and Bruges underwent a merger. The increase in dry bulk cargo throughput in 2022 can thus be explained by the merger of the two ports.
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Port of Antwerp. (April 17, 2023). Total volume of dry bulk cargo processed by the Port of Antwerp-Bruges (Belgium) from 2008 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1076548/volume-of-dry-bulk-cargo-processed-by-port-of-antwerp/
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Total volume of dry bulk cargo processed by the Port of Antwerp-Bruges (Belgium) from 2008 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Port of Antwerp, April 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1076548/volume-of-dry-bulk-cargo-processed-by-port-of-antwerp/
