Major cargo ports in Europe by gross weight of goods handled 2018

In 2018, maritime transport continued to be the most important mode for long distance freight transport to and from Europe. In descending order, the ports in Rotterdam, Antwerpen, and Hamburg were the three major European ports in terms of gross weight of freight handled in 2018. The Port of Rotterdam alone was responsible for handling nine percent of the total tonnage handled in European ports.
11 of the 20 major ports were located in the Mediterranean, while eight were located in the North Sea and one on the Atlantic coast.