Everything about The Port Of Rotterdam totally explained
The
port of Rotterdam is the largest
port in
Europe, located in the city of
Rotterdam,
South Holland, the
Netherlands. From 1962 until 2002 it was the
world's busiest port, now overtaken by
Asian ports like
Singapore and
Shanghai. In
2006, Rotterdam was world's seventh-largest
container port in terms of
twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) handled.
Covering, the port of Rotterdam now stretches over a distance of . It consists of the city center's historic harbor area, including
Delfshaven; the Maashaven/Rijnhaven/
Feijenoord complex; the harbours around Nieuw-Mathenesse; Waalhaven; Vondelingenplaat; Eemhaven;
Botlek;
Europoort, situated along the Calandkanaal,
Nieuwe Waterweg and
Scheur (the latter two being continuations of the
Nieuwe Maas); and the reclaimed
Maasvlakte area, which projects into the North Sea.
In the first half of the twentieth century the port activities moved from the centre westward towards the
North Sea. The
Nieuwe Waterweg was dug from Rotterdam to the
North Sea, a canal to disembogue the shallow Rhine and Meuse. The
Nieuwe Waterweg was ready in
1872 and all sorts of industrial activity formed on the banks of this canal.
Rotterdam's harbour territory has been enlarged by the construction of the
Europoort (gate to Europe) complex along the mouth of the
Nieuwe Waterweg, and by the
Maasvlakte in the
North Sea near
Hoek van Holland. The construction of a second Maasvlakte received initial political approval in 2004, but was stopped by the Raad van State (the Dutch Council of State, which advises the government and parliament on legislation and governance) in 2005, because the plans didn't take enough account of environmental issues. On
October 10,
2006, however, approval was acquired to start construction in 2008, aiming for the first ship to anchor in 2013.
Most important for the port of
Rotterdam are the
petrochemical industry and general
cargo transshipment handlings. The harbour functions as an important transit point for transport of
bulk and other goods between the European continent and other parts of the world. From Rotterdam goods are transported by ship, river barge, train or road. Since
2000 the
Betuweroute, a fast cargo
railway from Rotterdam to
Germany, has been under construction. The
Dutch part of this railway has been opened in 2007. Large
oil refineries are located west of the city. The river
Meuse and
Rhine also provide excellent access to the
hinterland.
The EECV-quay of the port has a
draft of 24 meters (78 feet), making it, along with
Terminal Marítimo de Ponta da Madeira in
Brazil, one of only two available mooring locations for the largest bulk cargo ship in the world, the
iron ore bulk carrier Berge Stahl. The ship's draft of 23 meters (75 feet) leaves only 1 meter (3 feet) of
under keel clearance, therefore it can only dock in a restricted tidal-window.
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