The variety of vessels arriving on the Port of Rotterdam has elevated for the primary time since 2007.

According to the Port of Rotterdam Authority, 29,122 sea-going vessels arrived in 2015, in comparison with 29,014 vessels in 2014.

This represents a major enhance from 37,097 vessels, which known as on the port in 2007.

In addition, the variety of vital accidents on the port decreased the previous yr from twelve to seven, three of which concerned leisure vessels.

This official announcement was made by Harbour Master René de Vries at a presentation on the port’s annual nautical figures at World Port Center. Other matters that have been addressed in the course of the assembly included water air pollution, port safety, safety of the terminals, the refugee subject and crusing velocity.