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Ship to Norway Congres 2012
Patrick Vroegop | Business Manager Containers, Shortsea & RoRo
Rotterdam Container Port"The Biggest Port of Norway"
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Port of Rotterdam map
Port Area
40 KM
Total port area: 12.500 ha
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Football Stadium Feyenoord Rotterdam “de Kuip”
Equals Rotterdam Football stadium
x 25.000
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Port areas
Maasvlakte
Europoort
Waal-/Eemhaven
Botlek
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435 million tons •12 million TEU
• 4 million TEU shortsea/feeder
• Total employment 140,000 people
(90,000 direct and 50,000 indirect)
• Depth up to 75 ft (= 24 m)
• Total investment in port: € 11 billion
(2011 – 2015)Port of Rotterdam 2011 throughput equals 1.750.000 Antonov airplanes
Port Figures
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Top 20 World ports
x 1 million tons
Source: Port Authorities
2011
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Top 20 European ports
x 1 million tons
Source: Port Authorities
2011
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Top 20 World container ports
x 1 million TEU
Source: Port Authorities
2011
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Top 20 European container ports
x 1 in million TEU
Source: Port Authorities
2011
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Containers Norway - Rotterdam
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1. Gateway and transshipment hub.
2. Intra-European shortsea hub.
Role PoR in supply chain
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Invest in capacityConstruction MV2
Maasvlakte 2
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Invest in new conceptsRotterdam Cool Port
• Complete Cool cluster in the Waal-
Eemhaven area
• State-of-the-art cold store operations
• Cross-docking facilities
• High frequency shuttle connection with
Maasvlakte
• LCL consolidation point
• Start construction: Q1 2014
• Operational (phase 1): Mid 2015
Artist impression
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Invest in connectivityFeeder & Shortsea
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Invest in hinterland connections Barge connections
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Invest in hinterland connections Rail connections
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