Port of Rotterdam operated at pre-corona level in 2021

• Increase in total throughput of 7.3%
• Record number of 15.3 million TEU containers
• Good financial result for the Port of Rotterdam Authority; stable dividend for City of Rotterdam and the Dutch State
• Implementation phase begins for major energy transition projects
• Port important for general well-being of society and Dutch climate targets

Throughput in the port of Rotterdam in 2021 matched the pre-pandemic level of 2019. Almost all goods types were up on last year; one of the sharpest rises was the increase in the throughput number of containers. An increase in revenue and lower costs led to an operating result before interest, depreciation and taxes of € 512.2 million (2020: € 477.5 million). The Port Authority proposes to pay a dividend to the City of Rotterdam and the State of the Netherlands totalling € 122.7 million, € 2.1 million more than for 2020. After years of planning and technical preparations, the energy transition at the port is taking increasing shape. An investment decision was made last year for several projects, with decisions being planned for others in 2022.