Port of Rotterdam
Port of Rotterdam — Daily Port Calls & Trade Volumes
The Port of Rotterdam is Europe's largest seaport and the primary gateway for energy, raw materials, and containerized goods into the EU. FinzData's Global Macro Pulse provides daily port calls and estimated import and export volumes by vessel type — container, dry bulk, tanker, general cargo, and roll‑on/roll‑off — since 2019, plus live ship‑tracking arrivals and average hours in port. Traders, economists, and data scientists use this series to nowcast European industrial activity, track crude and product inflows, and model supply‑chain lead times into Germany's manufacturing heartland. Explore the data via the Global Macro Pulse dashboard or pull it directly into your models through the FinzData API.
Why the Port of Rotterdam moves markets
Rotterdam handles the bulk of Europe's crude oil, petroleum products, coal, iron ore, and container throughput. Tanker arrivals lead European refining margins and crack spreads; dry‑bulk volumes correlate with German industrial production and steel output. Container calls reflect consumer‑goods demand across the Rhine‑Ruhr corridor. Because FinzData delivers daily granularity by vessel type, you can separate energy security signals from manufacturing cycles and detect turning points before Eurostat monthly releases.
What the data shows
The ports dataset covers 2,000+ ports worldwide with daily frequency since 2019. For Rotterdam you get: daily port calls by vessel category; estimated import and export volumes split by the same categories; live ship‑tracking arrivals with timestamps; and average hours in port — a real‑time congestion and berth‑efficiency proxy. Every row is point‑in‑time: the value known on that calendar day, with revisions preserved. This lets you backtest nowcasting models without look‑ahead bias and correlate port‑level signals with European gas and power futures, freight rates, and equity sectors.
How to use it
- Track tanker arrivals by product type to nowcast European refining runs and product balances.
- Monitor dry‑bulk import volumes as a leading indicator for German industrial production.
- Use container call trends to model consumer‑goods inventory cycles in the EU.
- Cross‑reference with FinzData Bosporus and Dover Strait chokepoint transits to map full voyage economics.
- Feed daily series into factor models, VAR nowcasts, or LSTM pipelines — all delivered on your FinzData API key.
Ask your AI
Using FinzData, what were the daily crude tanker port calls at Rotterdam for the last 90 days and how do they compare to 2023?
Using FinzData, show me the trend in dry‑bulk import volumes at Rotterdam since 2022 versus German manufacturing PMI.
Using FinzData, correlate Rotterdam container dwell times with Rhine water levels over the last two years.
Get the data
Access the full Rotterdam port series — and every other Global Macro Pulse dataset — on your FinzData API key. Get Global Macro Pulse, $195 (one‑time, all datasets, full history). Single themes like Shipping, ports & cargo are $29; add Pulse for $145 alongside any other FinzData purchase. Every key includes the last 30 days free. Query via GET https://api.finzdata.com/v1/pulse/ports?match=Rotterdam or ask Claude, ChatGPT, or Grok with the FinzData connector.
Frequently asked questions
What vessel types are covered for Rotterdam?
Container, dry bulk, tanker, general cargo, and roll‑on/roll‑off — each with daily calls, estimated import/export volumes, live arrivals, and average hours in port.
How far back does the Rotterdam data go?
Daily frequency since 2019, with point‑in‑time revisions preserved for backtesting.
Can I combine Rotterdam port data with European chokepoint transits?
Yes. The same API key gives you daily transits through the Bosporus, Dover Strait, Gibraltar, and 25 other chokepoints, enabling full voyage analysis.
Is the data delivered in real time?
Port calls and live arrivals update daily from ship tracking; volumes are estimated daily. Each row reflects what was known that day.