The port, home to Gasunie’s and Vopak’s Gate LNG import terminal, said that total LNG throughput reached 3.2 million mt in the January-March period.
This marks a rise of 1.7 percent compared to 3.1 million mt in the first quarter of 2024.
Incoming LNG volumes increased 0.1 percent in the first quarter to 3 million mt, while outgoing volumes jumped 66.5 percent to 0.1 million mt, according to the Rotterdam port’s report.
The port did not provide any other information regarding LNG throughput.
Total throughput in the port of Rotterdam fell by 5.8 percent to 103.7 million tonnes in the first quarter, mainly due to less throughput of crude oil and oil products, iron ore, and coal.
“Import duties imposed by the United States on goods exported from Europe had yet to have an effect on first-quarter throughput,” the port said.
In 2024, LNG throughput reached 11.3 million mt, down 5.3 percent compared to 11.9 million mt in 2023.
The port attributed the drop in imports to high stock levels in Europe.
However, gas storage levels in Europe declined significantly this winter, and Europe was importing large amounts of LNG.
In addition, the use of LNG as fuel in the Rotterdam port continues to increase as the global fleet of LNG-powered vessels continues to rise.
Europe’s largest bunkering port reported LNG bunkering volumes of 941,366 cubic meters in 2024, a rise of 52 percent year-on-year.
