Rotterdam Port has shown the fastest growth of the three most important sea ports in north-west Europe.

The number one position was confirmed by figures released on Tuesday by the Port of Hamburg showing growth in throughput of 8.1% to 58.6 tonnes in the first six months of 2010.
Antwerp comes second with a 12.7% increase over the same period. Rotterdam, which released its figures last Thursday, had a throughput rise of 14.8%