As in the previous three quarters, in the last quarter of 2025 freight traffic in the port of Antwerp-Zeebrugge recorded a decrease of 63.9 million tonnes, down -4.9% on the period October-December 2024. The reduction in volumes was mainly generated by declines in liquid bulk traffic and which amounted to 16.9 million euros respectively tonnes (-10.8%) and 3.0 million tonnes (-21.3%). Read More the decrease in containerized traffic was contained, which was amounted to 36.0 million tonnes (-1.9%), with a container handling which was equal to 3.3 million TEUs (-2.9%). Other miscellaneous goods increased, with the rolling stock totalling 5.3 million tonnes (+2.1%) and conventional goods 2.7 million tons (+5.6%). The handling of new cars was 881 thousand vehicles (-1,9%).

In the whole of 2025, traffic was 266.5 globally million tonnes, down -4.1% on the year produced exclusively by the decline in bulk cargo, with liquid waste amounted to 72.8 million tonnes (-12.9%) and solid waste at 13.1 million tonnes (-12.1%). The containerized goods amounted to 149.4 million tons (+0.4%) with a container handling of 13.6 million TEU (+0.7%). Rolling stock amounted to 20.9 million tonnes (+3.0%) and conventional goods to 10.2 million tonnes (+1,6%). New car traffic remained stable as it was amounted to over 3.3 million vehicles.