THE NETHERLANDS | Port of Rotterdam

[th0m]

Lol, yeah. Pesky government. I'm sure it will get there, but it'll just take some more time.

And uh Nemo, The Netherlands is not a delta. Read here: http://www.deltawerken.com/data/ne/delta/watisdel.htm (Sorry, only in Dutch)

[Nemo]

@Thom

Ik zou zeggen, schrijf snel een brief naar Rijkswaterstaat!

@RafflesCity

True, the Raad van State (State Council ??); a very important advisory organ, has pointed out that the plans of the Maasvlakte2 lack some elements that guarantee enough natural compensation. This is typical for an envionmental-consceous country as the Netherlands. Still, the Port authority is confident that the actual construction will start as planne. After all, the RvS-decision will not stop the Maasvlakte2 from being realised. So we wil see if the engineers can adapt the plan within the time-frame.

[Nemo]

MAINLAND CHINA - ROTTERDAM: 1ST MILLION TUE

Coming Sunday, the port of Rotterdam is expected to handle its first 1,000,000th TEU to/from the Chinese mainland ports within a year. This Chinese “Year of the Ape” has surely been prosperous to Rotterdam. Mainland China and Hong Kong taken together, Rotterdam handled some 1.4 million TEU (provisional figure) as compared to 1,058,000 in 2003. This equals an annual growth of over 30%. It makes Rotterdam the fastest growing container port for China in Western-Europe in 2004. In 2005 Rotterdam expects to welcome at least three new Far East services (now 32) and a large number of intra-European feeder services, especially on the U.K..and the Baltic.

Port of Rotterdam - 03-02-2005

[Nemo]

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[Fabio]

This port is f. AWESOME.




thanks for sharing this amazing photos and info.

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[Hed Kandi]

Awsome, Rotterdam should promote this harbour more for tourists.
The major Technical and infrastructure has such an impressive view that it has the potency to become a world tourist attraction.
This is 100 times more impressive then the skyline of new york or hong kong.

[Nemo]

@HEDKANDI

Ehhh......

[CborG]

Nice overview, Nemo! I enjoyed reading it.

[Nemo]

Gevelco's New All Weather Terminal.

Gevelco Terminals BV proudly presents its plans for the realisation of a Multi Modal Logistic Center in the port of Rotterdam. These plans are based on dialogues between the leading European Industries. They expect that just-in-time distribution per truck on long distances within Europe will be restrained in the future. Thats why an alternative logistical concept was developped on the basis of the environmental friendlier transport modes via water and rail. Also SSAB Turnplat (Swedish Steel) was one of the interlocutors. Now, they have signed an agreement with Gevelco for the handling, distribution and transport of their goods. The transhipment of high quality steel in the port of Rotterdam will be more than doubled with this new contract. To situate the Multi Modal Logistic Center in Rotterdam is logical, because Rotterdam has outstanding hintherland conections via barge, rail and sea. Therefor the plans are made in close co-operation with the Port Communicity of Rotterdam. The center will be fit for high quality cargo flows, like steel, paper, cellulose, wood and plate material in combination with containers for European destinations (shortsea). A number of new developments on logistical areas will be combined at one location.

*"All Weather Terminal" (AWT where ships can be (un)loaded under roof, unaffected by weather conditions.
Gearless multi purpose vessels up to 9.000 tons dwt. can be accommodated at this AWT and goods can be either transshipped directly in/ex river barges or rail cars or can be handled via shed for intermediate storage by means of heavy duty overhead cranes.
The (air conditioned) sheds are directly connected to the AWT and offer first class storage facilities.

*"Rail Distribution Center" (RDC), for break bulk commodities and intermodal units.
The RDC will serve as a consolidation center for rail cargoes on part- / wagon-and trainload basis. Direct rail shuttles to various Hinterland rail distribution centers will be operated but also the unmatched network of container shuttle trains to and from Rotterdam offers excellent opportunities for an efficient rail distribution.

*"Industribution Center", offering space for third party distribution centers and "value adding" activities like a de-coiling and sheet cutting plant.
On the basis of co-habiting, activities can be accommodated which have a strong synergy with the Logistic Center.

*Multi Purpose/Container & Steel Terminal, for the efficient handling of containers or break bulk cargoes in vessels which do not fit in the AWT or do not require this facility.
Specialized steel sheds, that are humidity controlled and equipped with 40 tons overhead cranes with coil- and sheet tongs, guarantee a superb steel logistic.

General infrastructure
The new Multi Modal Logistic Center will be developed at a greenfield site at the Brittanniëhaven in Rotterdam, a well located area at 10 nautical miles from open sea and directly linked to the highway network and the dedicated cargo rail connection into the hinterland.

-The total area amounts to 230.000 m² and will be developed - depending on the requirements - in 2 or 3 phases.
-600 meter of quay wall with a maximum draught of 12,5 meter safeguards adequate berthing facilities for deep sea and short sea vessels alike, whereas modern jib- and portal cranes ensure an efficient waterfront operation.
-A network of rail tracks will stand for efficient rail operations at all parts of the logistic center in anticipation of an increasing role of the railways in European distribution.

The AWT-terminal offers:
*covered berth of 81 meters long and 32 meters wide
*maximum draught of app. 18 meters above NAP
*2 overhead cranes, each offering 40 tons of lifting capacity with specialized handling equipment for coils, sheets and forest products.

Directly connected to the All Weather Terminal is our 13.500 m2 steel warehouse, offering excellent storage facilities in a humidity controlled environment.

For deep sea break bulk vessels and short sea container services, our Multipurpose Terminals offer the following facilities in two locations of the Port of Rotterdam;

Location Brittanniëhaven
*heavy duty shore cranes with 75 tons of lifting capacity
for ships with a draught up to 12,5 meters
*4.200 m2 covered storage
*60.000 m2 open storage

[EuroMaster]

thanks for this information! i hope this harbour will have the chance to grow!

[Nemo]

Trade with new EU members grows sharply
The value of imports into the Netherlands from the ten new member states of the European Union (EU) grew by 40 per cent in May-December 2004, compared with the same period the previous year. At the same time, exports from the Netherlands to those countries rose by 30 per cent. These figures have been revealed in Statistics Netherlands' web magazine. Over the whole of 2004, the value of imported goods from the new EU member states increased to €6.3 billion. That was 33 per cent more than in 2003. Dutch exports to those countries were worth €9.3 billion last year, an increase of 23 per cent compared with 2003. However, the new EU members still account for only a modest proportion of all the Netherlands' foreign trade. Their share of imports is just 2.7 per cent, that of exports 3.6 per cent. Of all Dutch commerce with the ten new member states, 80 per cent was with Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary. Of those three, Poland is the Netherlands' biggest trading partner. Imports from there increased by 20 per cent in 2003, to €2 billion. Exports were up 17 per cent, to €3.2 billion. Almost 20 per cent of imports from the "new" EU are computers. Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia are the biggest suppliers. Most of these computers are destined for re-export. Just over 15 per cent of exports to the new EU members are microprocessors. The Czech Republic and Hungary are the main customers. Again, most of these are re-exported goods. The ten nations which joined the EU in May last year are Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Cyprus and Malta
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Record growth in rail freight
Nowhere else in Europe has rail freight traffic grown as rapidly since 1990 as in the Netherlands. According to the survey Trends in Rail Transport from Eurostat, the European statistical agency, use of the railways to ship cargo increased by no less than 54 per cent in the Netherlands over the subsequent 13 years. Eurostat measured a total of 4.7 billion tonne kilometres on Dutch railways in 2003. In 1990 the figure was just 3 billion. Only in Portugal, at 44 per cent, did the rise in tonne kilometres even approach the Dutch figure. Denmark and Austria recorded increases of just over a quarter during the 13-year period, and rail freight traffic in the United Kingdom was up 15 per cent. There has been little or no growth in the other European countries since 1990. In fact, the sector declined by almost a third in Ireland and Greece and by a quarter in Luxembourg.

[Nemo]

New ship

Originally Posted by Jan

Bron: P&O Nedlloyd
14-MAR-05
P&O Nedlloyd Christens a New Ship

Olympic Gold Medallist names "P&O Nedlloyd Mondriaan"

P&O Nedlloyd christened the latest and largest addition to its fleet in a major ceremony in the centre of Rotterdam today. In front of 600 guests at the Rotterdam Cruise Terminal, Netherlands Olympic gold medallist Inge de Bruijn named the 8450 teu ship the "P&O Nedlloyd Mondriaan". In a welcoming speech, P&O Nedlloyd CEO Philip Green pointed out that the ship had just entered service on the Europe Far East trade. "Ships of this size are now essential to cater for the booming trade flows on this route which are driven by buoyant consumer demand in Europe and the continuing shift of outsourcing by both manufacturers and retailers to the Far East, particularly China. It shows how containerisation has revolutionised world trade. "Among the goods that these ships will be carrying to China in the next few years will be sports and medical equipment for the Dutch Olympic teams competing in Beijing in 2008. I am delighted that P&O Nedlloyd has been appointed by NOC*NSF as the exclusive official supplier of transport services for both the 2008 games and the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. "But while we are building the ships to accommodate the trade, the intermodal infrastructure has been slower to catch up and congestion at some of our key ports remains a challenge for us at peak times of the year. "The good news at Rotterdam is that we have now had clearance from Brussels to proceed with our new Euromax terminal at the Maasvlakte in partnership with ECT. When it is operational towards the end of 2007, it will bring much needed new capacity and the latest automated dockside technology, sufficient to meet our requirements, as well as the requirements of other lines, for the foreseeable future."

Notes to Editors
* The P&O Nedlloyd Mondriaan is the latest addition to the company's fleet of 156 vessels and the first with a capacity of 8450 teu; 10 more ships will follow within the next two years.
* The ship is named after the celebrated Dutch abstract painter, Piet Mondriaan.
* P&O Nedlloyd is one of the world's leading providers of point to point container shipping services. To support this core business, it also offers a range of value-added logistics services, from relatively simple freight management to sophisticated supply chain management.

PICTURES BY JAN.

[Nemo]

Huntsman injects hundreds of millions into Botlek plant
16-3-2005
Chemicals concern Huntsman is expanding the capacity of its factory producing the raw materials MDI in the Botlek district of Rotterdam by a quarter. Production is also to increase at a second plant, at Geismar in the United States. The total investment in the two projects is US$400 million. The expansion programme will be completed in mid 2006.


APM TERMINALS MAASVLAKTE
The operation includes 8 post panamax cranes, 39 straddle carriers and 1,000 reefer connections on 70 hectares of land and 1,250 metres of quay wall with an annual capacity of 2 million TEU's. The terminal is geared up for the hub and spoke concept feeding the British, Irish, Scandinavian and Baltic Markets. Straight from the terminal rapid through transport is realised by barge, rail and truck. A smooth way of reaching 320 million consumers in Continental Europe. More than 350 dedicated team-members conduct a 24-hour shift operation and are ready to handle the future.

[YangtzeSea]

Actually, Rotterdam is not the No.2 but the No.3 port of the world. Shanghai and Singapore are the top 2

[Nemo]

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[Nemo]

Container traffic boosts Rotterdam’s throughput
15-4-2005 15:10:00

Rotterdam – The Port of Rotterdam handled 6 per cent more goods during the first quarter of 2005 than in the same period last year. In all, 92 million tonnes of cargo passed through the port. These figures were announced on Thursday by Hans Smits, Managing Director of the Port of Rotterdam Authority. Smits is standing by his earlier forecast for the whole of 2005. That predicts 3 per cent growth in overall throughput, but a rise of at least 10 per cent in container traffic. Last year Rotterdam handled 354 million tonnes of cargo, 8 per cent up on 2003. Containers have been the biggest growth area in the past three months, rising by 18 per cent to 22 million tonnes. The driving force behind that increase is the continuing expansion of container traffic within Europe and to and from South America and Asia.
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[Nemo]

Lukoil president opens new Terminal
9-4-2005

Thursday, April 7, Mr. V. Alekperov, president of Lukoil, opened the Service Terminal Rotterdam (STR) in the Botlek area. STR is a combination of Lukoil and FTS/Hofftrans. The terminal further enlarges the capacity and number of suppliers of heavy fuel oil in the port of Rotterdam, Europe’s main hub for oil and oil products. Moreover it strengthens the strategic position of Rotterdam in relation to the Russian oil industry. In order to realize the objectives, more and better facilities for bunkering and ship-ship transshipment, the Port of Rotterdam and the operator until 2007 will invest at least 21 million Euro. The port management financed the construction of a landing for sea going vessels (up to 14 meters draught) and possibly a land reclamation. Lukoil-FTS/Hofftrans has a/o. improved the tank storage capacity and enlarged it from the present 40,000 m3 to 120,000 m3. The services and facilities for ship-ship transshipment were also extended. Lukoil Benelux, founded 2001, is engaged in physical bunkering in the ARA ports. It is also the commercial head office for all international bunker activities and is involved in marketing of products out of the Lukol system. FTS/Hofftrans is one of the largest independent transport companies of heavy fuel. It operates eighteen vessels including the vessel “Maxima”. This is the first of a series of new large double hull tankers, marking the building of a complete new fleet of this type of vessels to be completed in 2008.

More: www.serviceterminal.com

Port of Rotterdam
08-04-2005

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[MVL318]

Originally Posted by Nemo

Gevelco's New All Weather Terminal.

Gevelco Terminals BV proudly presents its plans for the realisation of a Multi Modal Logistic Center in the port of Rotterdam.

I didn't knew such a terminal existed. How many all weather terminals would their be in the entire world?