In the first three months of 2025, Belgian ports handled 68.1 million tonnes of goods, with a decrease in -3.2% compared to the same period last year. Today the Office Belgian statistics reported that in the first quarter of 2025 Goods at the disposal alone amounted to 36.7 million tons, with a decrease of -1.3%, while goods at embarkation, with 31.3 million tonnes, recorded a a more marked decline of -5.4%.

In addition, in the first quarter of this year, ships arriving in the Belgian ports were 5,240 (-2.0%) and those consignments were 5.127 (-4,7%).