The German Baltic seaport's main trade, ferry & ro-ro cargo, totalled 16.5 million tonnes (incl. trucks' tare), a result on par with 2023.

Rostock also handled 7.9mt of liquid goods (+/-0% year-on-year), 5.05mt of dry bulk (-11.4% yoy), and 655kt of break-bulk (-13.6% yoy). Despite the decreases, it was the seaport's second-best cargo handling year on record.

Rostock's ferry traffic totalled 2.57m travellers (30k more than in 2023). Some 666k private vehicles were brought on board ferries, too (+2% yoy). The 2024 cruise season also saw more visitors, up to 532k from 419k.

The finished vehicle logistics sector rose from 32k to 122k units.

On the other hand, Rostock's combined traffic by rail contracted by 3% yoy to 112k cargo transport units.