Annual growth of the volume of seaborne cargo processed in the EU 2012-2020
Between 2013 and 2018, the volume of seaborne freight processed in ports of the European Union (EU-27) was increasing year-on-year, reaching a growth of over three percent in 2018. The year 2019 saw little change over the previous year: In 2019, the growth amounted to only 0.08 percent. In 2020, the total volume of cargo handled in EU ports shrank by more than seven percent year-on-year, reflecting the problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to industries and supply chains worldwide.
