Statistical annex

 
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FREIGHT TRANSPORT VOLUME (TABLE 1 TO 3)

RHINE FLEET (TABLE 4 TO 8)

LOW WATER DAYS (TABLE 9 TO 10)

RIVER CRUISE MOVEMENT (TABLE 11)

PORTS DATA (TABLE 12 TO 17)

 

FREIGHT TRANSPORT VOLUME

TABLE 1: YEARLY TRANSPORT VOLUME ON THE RHINE BY MAIN GOODS SEGMENTS (IN MILLION TONNES)

Year	Mineral oil products	Sands, stones, gravel	Chemicals	Container*	Agricultural and food products	Iron ore	Coal	Metals
2014	65.10	53.15	44.92	34.02	30.59	26.97	36.08	15.26
2015	65.18	52.35	44.05	33.16	28.95	27.41	34.56	15.15
2016	68.86	53.63	46.47	34.18	29.38	26.57	33.76	14.92
2017	66.68	55.49	48.77	36.76	29.06	26.12	31.28	15.74
2018	59.85	53.29	46.03	34.88	28.16	23.85	26.87	14.14
2019	67.01	60.27	48.95	35.40	30.42	22.48	25.94	15.30
2020	64.78	62.29	49.54	36.46	32.55	19.28	19.71	13.28
2021	65.77	54.16	49.79	37.06	30.06	22.04	25.13	15.83
2022	59.53	48.10	49.02	32.60	28.30	21.42	27.77	14.66
2023	61.34	47.89	44.95	28.37	26.60	21.97	20.23	13.92
2024	64.74	47.02	47.94	28.94	28.41	21.94	17.54	14.39
2025	62.81	46.86	47.01	28.85	28.81	18.77	18.96	14.62


Source: CCNR analysis based on Destatis and Rijkswaterstaat
* Weight of cargo in container
 

TABLE 2: MEASUREMENT POINTS FOR FREIGHT TRANSPORT IN THE RHINE BASIN

Rhine stretch or affluent	Measurement point	Name	Volume of transport (in million tonnes)				Number of passing cargo vessels (loaded and empty)
			2022	2023	2024	2025	2022	2023	2024	2025
Lower Rhine	Border DE/NL	Emmerich	124.9	117.9	119	117.5	105,886	105,809	104,561	n.a.
Upper Rhine	Border DE/FR	Iffezheim	16.3	16	18	16.8	21,537	19,325	18,600	23,065
Upper Rhine	Border DE/FR	Gambsheim	14.7	14.6	16.8	15.7	17,946	16,096	16,185	17,367
Upper Rhine	Border DE/FR/CH	Basel	4.6	4.9	5.4	4.8	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Wesel-Datteln Canal	Junction with Rhine	Wesel-Friedrichsfeld	17.9	16.2	13.5	13.7	16,520	15,255	16,193	14,588
Rhein-Herne Canal	Junction with Rhine	Duisburg-Meiderich	12.4	10.7	8.9	8.2	15,400	11,079	10,621	9,537
Main	Junction with Rhine	Mainz-Kostheim	11.1	11.5	12.1	n.a.	14,309	13,707	12,575	n.a
Moselle	Junction with Rhine	Koblenz	8.6	7.7	8.7	7.7	5,373	4,505	4,638	4,802
Moselle	Border DE/FR	Apach	4.8	3.7	4.0	4.0	3,694	3,130	3,195	3,083
Neckar	Junction with Rhine	Mannheim-Feudenheim	4.5	3.9	4.4	n.a.	5,484	4,463	4,561	n.a


Sources: Destatis (Emmerich), WSV, VNF, Moselle Commission, Swiss Rhine Ports
 

TABLE 3: MEASUREMENT POINTS FOR DANUBE FREIGHT TRANSPORT

Danube stretch	Measurement point	Name	Volume of transport (in million tonnes)
			2022	2023	2024	2025
Upper Danube	Border Germany/Austria	Lock of Jochenstein	2.2	2.1	2.6	2.2
Upper Danube	Border Slovakia/Hungary	Lock of Gabčíkovo	4.3	4.0	4.5	4.2
Middle Danube	Border Hungary/Croatia/Serbia	Mohács	4.0	3.4	4.0	3.7
Danube-Black Sea Canal	No specific point, total volumes on the canal are taken into account	Canal authority CAN1	17.3	23.4	18.4	14.5
Sulina Canal	No specific point, total volumes on the canal are taken into account	Waterway administration AFDJ2	10.6	16.5	9.9	7.5


Source: Danube Commission market observation report
 
 

RHINE FLEET³

TABLE 4: NUMBER OF DRY CARGO VESSELS (SELF-PROPELLED VESSELS AND BARGES)

Year	The Netherlands	Germany	France	Belgium	Switzerland	Luxembourg	Total
2012	3,814	1,841	1,242	1,000	18	12	7,927
2013	3,738	1,709	1,211	997	16	12	7,683
2014	3,626	1,665	1,163	983	14	13	7,464
2015	3,604	1,620	1,114	962	14	13	7,327
2016	3,560	1,585	1,037	935	13	13	7,143
2017	3,521	1,563	1,036	925	11	13	7,069
2018	3,485	1,550	993	940	10	13	6,991
2019	3,522	1,529	996	939	10	16	7,012
2020	3,435	1,523	977	978	8	16	6,937
2021	3,471	1,461	992	948	8	20	6,900
2022	3,467	1,424	935	919	8	20	6,773
2023	3,240	1,374	891	880	10	15	6,410
2024	3,232	1,327	879	872	9	18	6,337
2025	3,139	#	856	880	6	16	#


Sources: national waterway administrations
# Data are not yet available.
 

TABLE 5: NUMBER OF LIQUID CARGO VESSELS (SELF-PROPELLED VESSELS AND BARGES)

Year	The Netherlands	Germany	France	Belgium	Switzerland	Luxembourg	Total
2012	855	434	83	209	56	17	1,654
2013	856	419	81	196	53	17	1,622
2014	870	406	67	184	56	16	1,599
2015	848	409	53	168	56	16	1,550
2016	823	418	51	158	51	18	1,519
2017	809	419	50	146	55	17	1,496
2018	792	455	48	133	51	17	1,496
2019	777	447	46	131	43	23	1,467
2020	736	451	44	136	42	23	1,432
2021	735	443	48	141	46	21	1,434
2022	728	407	42	141	47	35	1,400
2023	721	448	43	137	51	35	1,435
2024	721	448	45	143	62	40	1,459
2025	715	#	46	152	73	43	#


Sources: national waterway administrations
# Data are not yet available.
 

TABLE 6: NUMBER OF PUSH BOATS AND TUGBOATS

Year	The Netherlands	Germany	France	Belgium	Switzerland	Luxembourg	Total
2012	n.a.	423	n.a.	n.a.	7	10	n.a.
2013	851	423	n.a.	n.a.	6	10	n.a.
2014	833	413	n.a.	n.a.	9	10	n.a.
2015	821	411	n.a.	n.a.	8	9	n.a.
2016	820	416	n.a.	n.a.	10	10	n.a.
2017	838	414	n.a.	n.a.	9	10	n.a.
2018	806	418	n.a.	n.a.	10	10	n.a.
2019	841	412	n.a.	n.a.	11	10	n.a.
2020	800	397	n.a.	153	11	10	n.a.
2021	789	381	n.a.	153	8	10	n.a.
2022	791	380	n.a.	153	8	10	n.a.
2023	774	380	n.a.	153	9	10	n.a.
2024	745	373	n.a.	153	10	10	n.a.


Sources: Eurostat [iww_eq_age] Administration de l’enregistrement, des domaines et de la TVA (Luxembourg)
n.a. = no data available ; # Data are not yet available.
 

TABLE 7: RHINE DRY CARGO FLEET PER LOADING CAPACITY CATEGORY 2016-2023 *

2016	The Netherlands	Germany	France	Belgium	Switzerland	Luxembourg	Total
< 1,000 t	1,323	753	725	359	3	5	3,582
1,000 t - 2,000 t	972	574	166	272	3	2	2,002
2,000 t – 3,000 t	772	233	126	155	5	0	1,291
> 3,000 t	492	20	20	148	2	0	682
Total	3,559	1,580	1,037	934	13	7	7,612
2017	The Netherlands	Germany	France	Belgium	Switzerland	Luxembourg	Total
< 1,000 t	1,257	747	710	341	3	6	3,467
1,000 t – 2,000 t	956	565	173	267	3	2	1,976
2,000 t – 3,000 t	792	221	132	160	4	0	1,309
> 3,000 t	514	22	21	157	2	0	716
Total	3,519	1,555	1,036	925	12	8	7,526
2018	The Netherlands	Germany	France	Belgium	Switzerland	Luxembourg	Total
<1,000 t	1,241	740	666	343	3	6	3,431
1,000 t – 2,000 t	955	563	181	266	2	2	1,983
2,000 t – 3,000 t	773	219	126	164	3	0	1,285
> 3,000 t	516	23	20	167	2	0	728
Total	3,485	1,545	993	940	10	8	7,487
2019	The Netherlands	Germany	France	Belgium	Switzerland	Luxembourg	Total
< 1,000 t	1,183	736	657	330	3	6	3,340
1,000 t – 2,000 t	961	540	187	270	2	6	1,978
2,000 t – 3,000 t	876	224	134	165	3	3	1,405
> 3,000 t	502	25	18	174	2	0	721
Total	3,522	1,525	996	939	10	15	7,509
2020	The Netherlands	Germany	France	Belgium	Switzerland	Luxembourg	Total
< 1,000 t	1,186	726	618	337	2	6	3,286
1,000 t – 2,000 t	988	538	195	276	3	6	2,019
2,000 t – 3,000 t	775	228	146	171	2	3	1,325
> 3,000 t	485	28	18	194	1	0	726
Total	3,434	1,520	977	978	8	15	7,416
2021	The Netherlands	Germany	France	Belgium	Switzerland	Luxembourg	Total
< 1,000 t	1,190	708	610	318	2	10	3,240
1,000 t – 2,000 t	967	498	195	270	3	7	1,953
2,000 t – 3,000 t	774	221	165	168	2	3	1,333
> 3,000 t	539	30	22	193	1	1	786
Total	3,470	1,457	992	949	8	21	7,379
2022	The Netherlands	Germany	France	Belgium	Switzerland	Luxembourg	Total
< 1,000 t	1,168	674	576	300	2	4	3,119
1,000 t – 2,000 t	984	494	189	265	2	7	1,941
2,000 t – 3,000 t	794	220	151	158	3	3	1,329
> 3,000 t	521	30	19	197	1	1	1,769
Total	3,467	1,418	935	920	8	15	7,158
2023	The Netherlands	Germany	France	Belgium	Switzerland	Luxembourg	Total
< 1,000 t	1,110	632	568	243	2	4	2,950
1,000 t – 2,000 t	906	471	186	251	2	7	1,836
2,000 t – 3,000 t	689	226	115	152	3	3	1,188
> 3,000 t	535	32	22	193	3	1	787
Total	3,240	1,361	891	839	10	15	6,356
2024	The Netherlands	Germany	France	Belgium	Switzerland	Luxembourg	Total
< 1,000 t	1,078	619	544	278	1	8	2,528
1,000 t – 2,000 t	884	448	190	237	2	5	1,766
2,000 t – 3,000 t	682	224	122	152	3	4	1,187
> 3,000 t	584	36	23	205	3	1	852
Total	3,228	1,327	879	872	9	18	6,333
2025	The Netherlands	Germany	France	Belgium	Switzerland	Luxembourg	Total
< 1,000 t	1,046	#	517	267	1	6	#
1,000 t – 2,000 t	881	#	191	234	1	5	#
2,000 t – 3,000 t	658	#	124	166	3	4	#
> 3,000 t	560	#	24	213	1	1	#
Total	3,145	#	856	880	6	16	#


# Data are not yet available.
 

TABLE 8: RHINE LIQUID CARGO FLEET PER LOADING CAPACITY CATEGORY 2016-2023

2016	The Netherlands	Germany	Belgium	France	Switzerland	Luxembourg	Total
< 1,000 t	236	22	46	9	0	0	313
1,000 t – 2,000 t	206	201	35	14	10	12	478
2,000 t – 3,000 t	157	132	37	25	27	2	380
> 3,000 t	225	17	40	3	14	4	303
Total	824	418	158	51	51	18	1,520
2017	The Netherlands	Germany	Belgium	France	Switzerland	Luxembourg	Total
< 1,000 t	241	23	47	8	0	0	319
1,000 t – 2,000 t	199	200	28	13	6	12	458
2,000 t – 3,000 t	151	134	30	27	35	2	379
> 3,000 t	220	18	38	2	14	4	296
Total	811	419	143	50	55	18	1,496
2018	The Netherlands	Germany	Belgium	France	Switzerland	Luxembourg	Total
< 1,000 t	238	51	38	9	2	0	338
1,000 t – 2,000 t	189	201	29	14	6	13	452
2,000 t – 3,000 t	150	138	27	23	29	1	368
> 3,000 t	217	20	39	2	14	4	296
Total	794	455	133	48	51	18	1,499
2019	The Netherlands	Germany	Belgium	France	Switzerland	Luxembourg	Total
< 1,000 t	221	46	39	7	0	0	313
1,000 t – 2,000 t	194	199	26	15	0	7	441
2,000 t – 3,000 t	143	140	24	22	29	2	360
>3,000 t	222	19	42	2	14	3	302
Total	780	447	131	46	43	12	1,459
2020	The Netherlands	Germany	Belgium	France	Switzerland	Luxembourg	Total
< 1,000 t	174	46	34	8	0	0	262
1,000 t – 2,000 t	186	198	27	15	3	7	436
2,000 t – 3,000 t	156	139	24	19	27	16	381
> 3,000 t	225	25	51	2	12	5	320
Total	741	451	136	44	42	28	1,442
2021	The Netherlands	Germany	Belgium	France	Switzerland	Luxembourg	Total
< 1,000 t	144	43	32	8	0	0	227
1,000 t – 2,000 t	192	187	26	16	3	7	431
2,000 t – 3,000 t	160	149	28	21	29	16	403
> 3,000 t	243	26	55	3	14	5	346
Total	739	443	141	48	46	28	1,445
2022	The Netherlands	Germany	Belgium	France	Switzerland	Luxembourg	Total
< 1,000 t	129	41	32	8	1	0	211
1,000 t – 2,000 t	186	188	26	15	2	9	426
2,000 t – 3,000 t	173	151	29	17	32	15	417
> 3,000 t	244	27	54	2	12	6	345
Total	732	407	141	42	47	30	1,399
2023	The Netherlands	Germany	Belgium	France	Switzerland	Luxembourg	Total
< 1,000 t	110	40	28	7	1	0	186
1,000 t – 2,000 t	184	188	27	15	2	14	430
2,000 t – 3,000 t	175	158	28	17	34	15	427
> 3,000 t	256	26	54	4	14	6	360
Total	725	412	137	43	51	35	1,403
2024	The Netherlands	Germany	Belgium	France	Switzerland	Luxembourg	Total
< 1,000 t	102	36	27	10	1	0	176
1,000 t – 2,000 t	180	188	28	14	3	13	426
2,000 t – 3,000 t	180	161	29	16	38	15	439
> 3,000 t	253	27	59	5	20	12	376
Total	715	412	143	45	62	40	1,417
2025	The Netherlands	Germany	Belgium	France	Switzerland	Luxembourg	Total
< 1,000 t	88	#	25	9	1	0	#
1,000 t – 2,000 t	171	#	28	15	3	14	#
2,000 t – 3,000 t	179	#	32	15	42	16	#
> 3,000 t	274	#	67	7	27	13	#
Total	712	#	152	46	73	43	#


Sources: CCNR analysis based on CBS/Rijkswaterstaat, WSV, ITB, VNF, Swiss Rhine ports, vessel register Luxembourg and Eurostat [iww_eq_age]
# Data are not yet available.

 
 

LOW WATER DAYS AT IMPORTANT RHINE AND DANUBE GAUGE STATIONS

TABLE 9: NUMBER OF DAYS PER YEAR WITH A WATER LEVEL BELOW THE EQUIVALENT WATER LEVEL – IMPORTANT GAUGE STATIONS ALONG THE RHINE

	Basel	Maxau	Kaub	Oestrich	Cologne	Duisburg	Emmerich	Lobith	Nimwegen	IJsselkop	Tiel
2015	8	30	29	23	37	39	46	34	31	40	27
2016	7	27	19	18	26	35	36	29	29	34	22
2017	24	28	28	27	23	25	25	25	24	25	22
2018	48	80	107	78	121	128	134	131	136	136	131
2019	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	4	3	5	0
2020	0	0	0	0	11	14	25	20	17	30	13
2021	0	6	10	4	9	13	27	16	14	22	0
2022	7	23	41	22	52	60	65	64	62	65	62
2023	4	8	4	7	11	9	9	11	10	8	6
2024	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2025	12	10	0	7	0	0	3	5	3	4	1


Sources: CCNR calculation based on data from WSV, provided by BfG and from Rijkswaterstaat Traffic and Water Management.
 

TABLE 10: NUMBER OF DAYS PER YEAR WITH A WATER LEVEL BELOW THE LOW NAVIGABLE WATER LEVEL – IMPORTANT GAUGE STATIONS ALONG THE DANUBE

	Pfelling	Hofkirchen	Kienstock	Wildungsmauer	Devin	Budapest	Bezdan	Calafat	Calarasi	Lom	Silistra
2015	106	92	35	54	66	60	53	118	75	n.a.	n.a.
2016	22	6	12	23	19	13	12	36	24	17	18
2017	38	18	24	37	32	19	16	92	32	44	22
2018	148	126	55	89	80	85	97	114	82	74	77
2019	47	13	7	27	12	12	31	100	89	54	75
2020	85	50	5	31	4	1	0	53	23	8	25
2021	36	21	27	47	20	17	38	53	47	49	53
2022	74	52	6	36	22	22	71	127	119	108	44
2023	79	52	16	29	29	25	36	21	19	37	43
2024	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	50	44	33	55
2025	73	50	17	43	52	38	61	127	118	120	128


Sources: Danube Commission, data from WSV, provided by BfG, data from the Federal State of Lower Austria
n.a. = no data available

 
 

RIVER CRUISE MOVEMENTS

TABLE 11: RIVER CRUISE VESSEL MOVEMENTS ON RHINE, DANUBE AND MOSELLE (2015-2025)

Year	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025/2015
Rhine
Lower Rhine (Lobith)	4.095	4.559	4.72	5.135	4.119	745	1.425	3.653	3.883	4.691	4.706	+14.9%
Upper Rhine (Gambsheim)	1.964	2.195	2.442	2.2	2.737	543	1.344	2.77	2.981	3.732	3.586	+82.6%
Danube
Upper Danube (Jochenstein)	3.456	3.134	3.204	3.625	3.668	324	1.255	3.838	3.432	3.597	4.606	+33.3%
Upper Danube (Gabčikovo)	3.702	4.03	4.21	3.945	5.141	653	1.421	4.04	4.03	4.267	4.939	+33.4%
Middle Danube (Mohacs)	667	693	762	754	1.017	58	328	726	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Moselle
Lower Moselle (Koblenz)	1.313	1.256	1.372	1.543	1.536	469	1	1.552	1.518	1.538	1.587	+20.9%
Lower Moselle (Fankel)	838	790	847	1.062	1.105	366	767	1.205	1.235	1.207	1.109	+32.3%
Middle Moselle (Zeltingen)	828	764	815	971	1.1	363	751	1.173	1.189	1.153	1.012	+22.2%
Saar
Lower Saar (Kanzem)	201	182	205	430	0	33	46	130	193	143	328	+63.2%


Sources: Rijkswaterstaat, VNF, WSV, Danube Commission, Moselle Commission

 
 

MAIN EUROPEAN INLAND AND SEAPORTS BY REGION

TABLE 12: INLAND WATERWAY CARGO HANDLING IN MAJOR TRADITIONAL RHINE PORTS (IN MILLION TONNES) AND RATE OF CHANGE 2025/2024*

	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025/2024
Duisburg (DE)	41.9	41.5	41.6	38.4	-7.8%
Cologne (DE)	8.2	7.7	8.8	9.5	+7.6%
Karlsruhe (DE)	6.8	6.4	6.6	6.6	-0.6%
Mannheim (DE)	7.6	6.3	5.8	6.0	+3.2%
Strasbourg (FR)	6.4	6.2	6.3	5.8	-7.3%
Ludwigshafen (DE)	5.6	5.0	5.5	5.7	+3.6%
Neuss (DE)	5.6	5.5	5.7	5.6	-1.1%
Basel (CH)	4.6	4.9	5.4	4.8	-11.3%
Kehl (DE)	3.2	2.7	4.0	4.4	+9.5%
Mulhouse (FR)	3.6	3.1	3.9	3.8	-3.0%
Krefeld (DE)	3.1	2.7	3.3	3.4	+2.3%
Mainz (DE)	3.5	3.3	3.2	3.1	-4.6%
Andernach (DE)	2.3	2.2	2.4	1.8	-26.3%
Wesel (DE)	2.1	1.8	1.9	1.6	-12.7%
Wesseling (DE)	1.9	1.8	1.9	1.4	-25.8%
Total	106.5	101.4	106.3	101.8	-4.3%


Sources: Destatis, Port of Strasbourg, Swiss Rhine ports, Port of Mulhouse
The “total” relates only to the ports mentioned in the table. not all Rhine ports.
*Data on German ports are based on the geographical approach. which means that all cargo turnover within a city is taken into account. and not only the cargo handled in a specific port.
 

TABLE 13: INLAND WATERWAY CARGO HANDLING IN MAJOR NON-RHINE PORTS IN GERMANY (IN MILLION TONNES) AND RATE OF CHANGE 2025/2024*

	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025/2024
Hamburg	8.3	7.6	6.6	6.7	+1.2%
Gelsenkirchen	4.9	4.3	5.2	5.2	+0.6%
Frankfurt am Main	4.8	5.0	4.3	4.0	-7.2%
Bottrop	2.8	2.8	3.2	3.2	-0.8%
Brunsbüttel	2.8	3.2	2.7	2.8	+5.0%
Magdeburg	2.4	2.7	2.6	2.5	-5.5%
Marl	2.9	2.9	2.6	2.5	-6.6%
Bremen	3.2	2.7	2.5	2.4	-4.6%
Saarlouis	2.8	2.7	2.8	2.3	-20.5%
Hamm	2.1	2.0	2.3	2.3	+0.3%
Salzgitter	2.7	2.5	2.4	2.2	-8.0%
Lünen	2.6	2.3	2.1	2.0	-6.0%
Lingen (Ems)	2.0	1.8	1.8	2.0	+9.3%
Heilbronn	1.9	1.6	1.6	1.7	+9.5%
Berlin	1.7	1.3	1.4	1.6	+14.0%
Total	47.7	45.5	44.4	43.4	-2.1%


Source: Destatis
*Data on German ports are based on the geographical approach. which means that all cargo turnover within a city is taken into account. and not only the cargo handled in a specific port. For Hamburg. the figures in accordance with this approach are therefore higher than the figures of the Port of Hamburg. due to other transhipment places in the city.
 

TABLE 14: INLAND WATERWAY CARGO HANDLING IN MAJOR DUTCH PORTS (IN MILLION TONNES) AND RATE OF CHANGE 2025/2024

	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025/2024
Rotterdam	151.3	140.9	141.9	141.6	-0.2%
Amsterdam	56.3	52.3	53.5	55.5	+3.8%
Flushing (North Sea Port)4	24.6	22.8	23.0	23.0	+0.1%
Terneuzen (North Sea Port)5	11.6	14.8	16.3	16.3	+0.4%
Moerdijk	9.4	8.9	9.0	8.7	-3.0%
Velsen	6.7	6.4	7.0	6.7	-3.4%
Dordrecht	5.9	5.4	5.6	6.7	+19.1%
Sittard-Geleen	6.7	7.2	5.6	5.7	+1.8%
Eemsdelta6	5.0	3.7	4.4	4.3	-3.7%
Stein	3.2	4.3	4.1	3.9	-3.1%
Hengelo (O)	2.9	3.2	3.3	3.1	-6.4%
Nijmegen	2.9	3.0	2.9	2.8	-2.2%
Gennep	2.9	2.4	2.3	2.3	+2.7%
Total	289.4	275.4	278.8	280.8	+0.7%


Source: CBS
 

TABLE 15: INLAND WATERWAY CARGO HANDLING IN MAJOR FRENCH AND BELGIAN PORTS (IN MILLION TONNES) AND RATE OF CHANGE 2025/2024

	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025/2024
Antwerp (BE)	101.2	97.8	102.0	98.7	-3.2%
Ghent (North Sea Port) (BE)7	28.4	23.9	25.0	22.1	-11.6%
Paris (FR)	20.6	19.6	18.0	18.2	+1.1%
Liège (BE)	14.5	11.8	12.5	12.5	+/-0.0%
La Louvière (BE)	6.8	6.4	6.6	6.2	-5.9%
Strasbourg (FR)	6.4	6.2	6.3	5.8	-7.3%
Rouen (FR)	4.9	5.0	4.7	4.7	-0.1%
Brussels (BE)	5.1	4.8	4.7	4.2	-11.1%
Mulhouse (FR)	3.6	3.1	3.9	3.8	-3.0%
Namur (BE)	4.3	3.9	3.8	3.4	-10.8%
Le Havre (FR)	3.2	2.9	2.8	3.0	+5.6%
Marseille (FR)	2.1	1.8	2.0	2.3	+11.0%
Dunkirk (FR)	2.1	2.1	1.9	1.9	-1.7%
Lille (FR)	2.4	1.9	2.3	1.8	-19.4%
Metz (FR)	1.8	1.4	1.5	1.6	+3.4%
Lyon (FR)	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.3	+1.3%
Ports de l’Escaut (FR)8	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.2	-0.6%
Charleroi (BE)9	n.a	1.0	1.1	n.a	n.a
Villefranche-sur-Saône (FR)	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	-4.6%
Total	210.5	196.5	202.2	-	-


Sources: Voies Navigables de France, Ports of Paris, Port of Liège, Port Autonome du Centre et de l’Ouest, Port of Strasbourg, Port of Mulhouse, Port of Brussels, Port of Namur, Nouveau Port de Metz, Port of Lille, Port of Dunkirk, Port of Antwerp-Bruges, Association française des ports intérieurs (AFPI)
The “total” relates only to the ports mentioned in the table. and not to all French and Belgian ports.
 

TABLE 16: INLAND WATERWAY CARGO HANDLING IN MAJOR DANUBE PORTS (IN MILLION TONNES) AND RATE OF CHANGE 2025/2024

	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025/2024
Constanţa (RO)	15.4	21.7	17.0	13.0	-24.0%
Ismail (UA)	8.9	20.3	13.4	7.6	-43.3%
Smederovo (RS)	3.0	2.8	2.8	3.1	+11.6%
Linz (AT)	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.7	-5.9%
Galaƫi (RO)	3.1	1.9	3.2	2.6	-17.4%
Giurgulesti (MD)	2.1	2.7	2.6	2.6	+1.8%
Bratislava – Komarno (SK)	1.9	1.5	1.5	1.7	+15.4%
Drobeta Turnu Severin (RO)	1.0	1.4	1.4	1.5	+10.7%
Prahovo (RS)	0.9	1.0	1.4	1.4	+5.0%
Pancevo (RS)	1.6	1.6	2.2	1.3	-41.9%
Reni (UA)	6.8	10.1	3.4	1.1	-68.0%
Regensburg (DE)	1.1	1.0	0.9	1.1	+21.1%
Budapest-Csepel (HU)	1.0	0.9	0.9	1.0	+7.3%
Giurgiu (RO)	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.9	+17.2%
Novi Sad (RS)	0.9	0.9	1.4	0.8	-42.7%
Vienna (AT)	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.8	+18.3%
Călăraşi-Chiciu (RO)	0.6	0.9	0.7	0.7	+2.5%
Măcin (RO)	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.6	-20.4%
Enns (AT)	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.4	-26.1%
Baja (HU)	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	-23.6%
Brăila (RO)	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.2	+57.6%
Tulcea (RO)	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.1	-18.0%
Total	55.7	75.0	58.9	45.5	-22.8%


Sources: Danube Commission market observation report, Romanian National Institute of Statistics
The “total” relates only to the ports mentioned in the table and not all Danube ports. The data used in figure 7 come from the Port of Constanţa while the data used in this table come from the Romanian National Institute of Statistics. This can explain the slight difference in the figures reported.
 

TABLE 17: INLAND WATERWAY CARGO HANDLING IN MAJOR SAVA PORTS (IN 1,000 TONNES) AND RATE OF CHANGE 2025/2024 *

	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025/2024
Serbia
Other transhipment places **	3.2	4,381	1,959	2,488	+27.0%
Šabac	142	131	203	147	-27.7%
Sremska Mitrovica	1,194	722	446	55	-87.8%
Croatia
Slavonski Brod	161	180	154	125	-18.7%
Sisak***	38	29	n.a	n.a	n.a
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brčko	41	61	15	24	+59.3%
Total	4,775	5,505	2,777	2,838	+2.2%


Source: International Sava River Basin Commission
* In 2015. the Port of Šamac in Bosnia and Herzegovina reported bankruptcy. therefore no transhipment of cargo has been recorded since then. The production process of Brod oil refinery has been at a standstill since 2020. due to the pandemic and the subsequent refinery reconstruction. Since 2018. data for smaller transhipment places in Serbia began to be collected as part of the category “other ports”.
** In 2024 and 2025. transhipment numbers were considerably lower than the previous years. reflecting the challenges and stagnation affecting economic activities across the Republic of Serbia and the surrounding region.
*** Several important companies on the Upper Sava had to close in 2024 which has had a considerable impact on the activities of the Port of Sisak and explains the fact that no data are available in 2025.