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Your Supply Chain Via Rotterdam Explained in 9 Infographics Introduction 1 Rotterdam: Gateway to Europe and Hub for Global Cargo Flows YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN VIA ROTTERDAM EXPLAINED IN 9 INFOGRAPHICS INTRODUCTION 1 ROTTERDAM: GATEWAY TO EUROPE AND HUB FOR GLOBAL CARGO FLOWS Nine reasons why the port of Rotterdam forms As a result, Rotterdam is not only an excellent location for The port of Rotterdam receives the highest number of calls from Asia in northwest Europe, making it the port of choice for Asian exports headed for an indispensible link in your supply chain exports to the European mainland. Since so many different the European market. Furthermore, the port of Rotterdam has connections cargo flows converge at this one point, Rotterdam is also to over 1,000 ports worldwide. As you may well know, the port of Rotterdam is Europe’s a smart hub for international container transports to, largest container port. But the port of Rotterdam isn’t just for example, the US East Coast, Africa or the UK. set apart by its vast scale and favourable situation on the First and last port of call in Europe The port of Rotterdam is the first port of call in Europe for many deep water of the North Sea coast. The largest port in In addition, Rotterdam offers the world’s most efficient international shipping companies, which yields attractive savings for the transport of cargo to Europe. Your cargo is already on its Europe offers a unique combination of factors that can customs service, works to simplify and optimise the local way to its final destination before the deep-sea vessel is on its Attractive transhipment port way to the next port. The same is often true in the other Due to the many intercontinental cargo yield considerable advantages for your logistics process. logistics process with the aid of smart information exchange direction: many international shipping companies choose flows that converge in Rotterdam, the Rotterdam as their last port of call before leaving Europe. systems and allows you to benefit from significant tax port is a key transhipment port for Did you know, for example, that more container ships coming advantages when exporting to destinations in the European international cargo flows. from Asia call on the port of Rotterdam than any other port Union. in North-West Europe? And that – on top of that – Rotterdam maintains frequent connections with over 1,000 ports In this booklet, you can find further details on why the port HAMBURG ANTWERPEN worldwide? Or that every day, short sea, feeder and RoRo of Rotterdam should become a permanent link in your -10 ROTTERDAM Strategic location -15 Easy access for even the largest vessels ships depart from Rotterdam to over 20 locations in the UK logistics chain. -20 The 25-metre-deep waterway enables even the largest The accessibility of the port of Rotterdam is optimal thanks -25 container vessels to access the port while fully loaded. to its favourable geographical location right on the North Sea alone? and at the mouth of the Rhine river. The terminals can be accessed quickly and safely from the North Sea without the need for sea locks. Read more: www.portofrotterdam.com/en/asiaconnections/liner-services 2 SHORTSEA AND FEEDER SERVICES: 3 EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE: CONNECTING EUROPE BY SEA CONTAINER TERMINALS AND DEPOTS The port of Rotterdam is the gateway to the European market of 500 million Waal- Eemhaven With a total of five state-of-the-art deep-sea terminals, the port of Container Exchange Route consumers. Multiple times a day shortsea, feeder and RoRo vessels leave The short sea shipping activities in the port of Rotterdam are Rotterdam is optimally equipped for the efficient transhipment of containers. The Container Exchange Route (CER) connects the container for the UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, the Baltic countries and largely clustered in the Waal- Eemhaven area. This area is Well-bundled cargo flows and smart communication in the supply chain optimally connected to the intermodal network of rail, road terminals, rail terminals and empty Russia. The Mediterranean, the Black Sea and North Africa are also easily and inland waterways, enabling easy, efficient and quick ensure excellent handling 24/7. depots with one another, so that accessible. door-to-door transport to the rest of Europe. containers can be efficiently bundled and exchanged between different locations. China to the UK Shipping via Rotterdam offers you more possibilities for transport to the UK. Rotterdam has shortsea, feeder and Efficient clusters RoRo connections to more than twenty ports in England, The Maasvlakte is the ideal location for even Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, allowing you to = Terminals the largest of container vessels. The terminals select a direct connection to a port nearby. = Empty depots in the Waal- Eemhaven are located further inland and focus primarily on shortsea shipping, where containers are loaded and Rotterdam Cool Port unloaded closer to the European market. Kloosterboer and Port of Rotterdam Authority are investing in the start of a new cold storage cluster in the Waal- Eemhaven: Rotterdam Cool Port. Kloosterboer Advanced automation is specialised in the storage and handling of refrigerated Transhipment hub As a frontrunner in innovative technology, Rotterdam is the preferred first port and frozen cargo in reefer containers. The accompanying the port of Rotterdam has set the of call in Europe for many deep-sea services, such as empty depots and food inspection, will standard for deep-sea terminal design shipping companies. In combination also be available. worldwide. All the deep-sea terminals with a feeder, shortsea or RoRo are fitted with the most advanced, connection, your container may already Empty depots efficient and sustainable equipment. be transhipped and is on its way before In the port of Rotterdam, 22 container depots offer more than a total of 120 The port of Rotterdam was the first port the deep-sea vessel has even left for hectares of storage space. These container depots have a joint storage capacity in the world to feature automated its next European port of call. of 154,000 TEU and they conduct over 1.7 million handlings a year. Apart from guided vehicles (AGVs), and the first storing empty containers, container depots also provide container-related with automated terminals. Terminal Read more: www.portofrotterdam.com/en/asiaconnections/liner-services services, such as sales, rental services, inspections, cleaning and repairs. operations in Rotterdam continue 24/7. Read more: www.portofrotterdam.com/en/asiafacilities/container-terminals 4 RAIL TRANSPORT: CRUCIAL BUILDING 5 INLAND SHIPPING: BLOCK IN MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION LINK BETWEEN PORT AND HINTERLAND Rail transport is fast, efficient, reliable and sustainable. Many destinations in The port of Rotterdam is located at the mouth of two major European Europe can be reached by train within a day. Because of the short travel waterways, the Rhine and the Meuse. These rivers connect the seaport with times, rail transport is ideal for transporting your cargo rapidly across longer Emmerich large import and export regions in Germany, Switzerland, France, Belgium distances. and Austria. Oberhausen 250 weekly rail Third track € services The Betuwe Route is a dedicated freight railway More than 250 weekly line that connects the port of Rotterdam directly to intermodal rail cargo the German railway network. Currently, the Betuwe 135 m services to and from Route is being extended with the so-called 'third 250X track' in Germany, which will enable rail transport CO2 locations all over LNG Europe start or to continue to grow in the future. 193 m terminate at the port of 440/660X Rotterdam. Rail offers excellent opportunities for transporting containers, dry bulk, general rail cargo and Natural connection: Sustainable transport: Flexible inland shipping fleet Nextlogic optimises container chemical products. China - Rotterdam by rail From the terminals in Rotterdam, Inland shipping is a reliable, safe, Inland shipping is highly suitable for shipping by barge In the summer of 2015, the first train from China arrived inland vessels transport your cargo efficient and sustainable way of transporting large volumes. The Growth in container transport by barge is in the port of Rotterdam. This rail connection provides via the Meuse and the Rhine transporting cargo between the flexible and modern fleet of only possible if the operational chain is an additional connection between East and West. directly to the major economic port of Rotterdam and destinations thousands of small and large inland optimised. With the Nextlogic project, the centres in Europe. Your cargo can in Europe. Via transport by barge, vessels can be put to a wide variety port of Rotterdam is focusing on a better match between supply and demand, so PortShuttle even reach Germany without large volumes of goods can be of uses. It can transport dry and that quays, cranes and vessels can be The PortShuttle is a rail solution for exchanging containers having to pass through locks. transported at low cost and with liquid bulk, containers and project deployed optimally. In Nextlogic, the entire between the various deep-sea terminals in the port of low CO2 emissions. cargo. container shipping by barge chain works Rotterdam. The PortShuttle makes it possible to combine Read more: www.portofrotterdam.com/en/asiaconnections/hinterland-connections in unison, from terminal to barge operator. freights, meaning trains can be loaded more efficiently and at lower cost. Read more: www.portofrotterdam.com/en/asiaconnections/hinterland-connections 6 PORTBASE COMMUNITY SYSTEM: 7 DUTCH CUSTOMS: MAKES IMPORTING AND EXPORTING EASIER THAN EVER MOST EFFICIENT Through the Port Community System (PCS), Portbase offers over 40 different Tailor-made service package Rotterdam is an ideal starting point for importing into and Scanning time of an Automated services for secure and smart coordination and information exchange. Services of the Port Community System are exporting from Europe. Dutch Customs is responsible for Guided Vehicle (AGV) on the geared towards all port sectors: containers, Maasvlakte: 10 minutes.
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