At the end of June 2024, HAROPA PORT achieved a positive first half-year, with a total of 41.95 Mt of goods handled, a rise of +8.8%. Container traffic grew by +16%, with 1.46 million TEUs handled. At 4.89 Mt, cereal exports were up +38% over the first six months of the year.
 
Cereals: the 2023/2024 campaign ranks 5th among the best ever
 
The solid bulk sector recorded a total of 7.11 Mt at the end of June. This represents an increase of +14.2%, mainly driven by agro-industry.
 
HAROPA PORT handled a total of 4.89 Mt of cereals, an increase of 38%. June 2024 was a very active month, with 738,000 t of cereals exported.
 
With 8.72 Mt, the 2023/2024 export campaign ranks 5th among HAROPA PORT's best cereal campaigns. Final tonnage was up + 1.8% on the 2022/2023 campaign.
 
HAROPA PORT's market share of French maritime cereal exports remains stable at around 52%. With this good result, the five-year average rises to 8.2 Mt.
 
Milling wheat accounted for 5.92 Mt, barley for 2.66 Mt (including 1.84 Mt of feed barley and 0.82 Mt of malting barley). Other exports (durum and feed wheat) totalled 0.14 Mt.
 
The Maghreb remained the leading destination with a total of 3.25 Mt, ahead of Asia with 2.55 Mt, and West Africa set a new record with 1.42 Mt (against 1.1 Mt previously).
 
Less common destinations for Rouen : Mauritania, Mexico, Thailand, India, Colombia, Madagascar, the United States and South Africa.
 
Also in the solid bulk sector, imports of aggregates were down sharply by -48.6% to 555,474 t, while cement/clinker imports were down by -3.5% to 183,616 t. Solid fertilizers posted a flow of 452,165 t, up +36.3%. Other solid bulk reached 1.02 Mt, down - 5%.