Port of Rotterdam sees 6% increase in biofuel throughput in 2016

In the Netherlands, biofuel throughput at the Port of Rotterdam increased 6% in 2016 over the previous year at 4.8 million metric tons. Biodiesel including both methyl esters and HVO saw the biggest growth with 3.5 million tons recorded, up 23% on the year, half of which came from Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia but nearly a quarter came from Spain. Ethanol accounted for 1.1 million tons, with UK, US and Peru topping origins while the remainder was ETBE.