Flevokust Lelystad

environmental category 5 flexible plot sizes New business Lelystad rail connection transport modalities Free of congestion uniqueFlevokust multi modal location synergy green Local development Accessibility space Growth in Flevoland CO2 reduction 115 hectare port bound business park Transport by water Sustainable Supply Chain Reliable logistics DirectlyLelystad located at inland waterways Certainty

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Port of Amsterdam and neighboring city of Lelystad are jointly developing a new port related business estate named Flevokust. This 43 hectare large plot includes an inland port and is situated in the North of the Netherlands on lake IJsselmeer, nearby Lelystad. The property is part of a larger 115 hectare estate which Port of

Amsterdam and Lelystad will develop in stages.

Port of Amsterdam and Lelystad wish to reserve a part of future of container transport. the inland port for the development and use of an inland - Development based on the sustainability principles of navigation container terminal, with the goal of realising People, Planet, and Profit: less traffic, energy savings, hinterland connections in container logistics (the Circle CO2 reduction, lower particulate matter emissions. Lines concept) and stimulating employment. - Strategic location for bundling cargo, liner services transport and lower transport costs. - Flevokust is part of the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area, Facts about the Flevokust Lelystad located in the middle of a large sales market, for such container terminal sectors as agribulk, recycling, distribution and raw mate- rials for construction. - 43 hectares of new port related business estate. - Situated directly on the A6 motorway, close to the - Issuable land for container terminal: 2 hectares to 4 Hanze railway line and the main shipping route on the hectares. IJsselmeer. - Quay: 400 metres long, 100 metres wide, 5 metres - A branch on the Hanze railway line to Flevokust is pos- water depth. sible in the future. - Plots available for companies in environmental catego- ries 3, 4 and 5. - Port will be put into operation in 2015. Growth in containers & Circle Lines - Purchased sites instead of ground lease. - Directly situated on the main inland waterway routes. The flow of containers to Dutch seaports will rise in the - Reliable accessibility: no congestion. coming decades. To an increasing extent, these containers - Multimodal transhipment port: transport possible by will be transported inland by means of inland waterways water, rail and road. and railways. The Amsterdam inland area has a potential - Airport/Seaport combination: the proximity to Lelystad for an estimated 1.2 million containers annually, most of Airport (15 km) ensures fast, efficient connections which will be transported to their destination by road to between air and sea transport. the main ports Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp. The - Flevokust terminal offers a perspective on the bright challenge here is to deal with the expected increase in ? ?

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container flows as smoothly and flexibly as possible. Circle Transport forecast for the Flevokust Lines is a transport concept developed by the Port of container terminal Amsterdam. By bundling cargo at strategic logistics locati- ons – Flevokust Lelystad is one of these strategic locations The table below shows the container transhipment fore- – frequent inland waterway connections will be created cast for several future reference years. From the launch of and have the same regular schedule of an intricate subway the terminal in 2015 to five years after its opening, the ter- system. Circle Lines will also stimulate the shift from road minal is expected to grow from nearly 27,000 containers transport to water and rail transport. by inland waterways in 2015 to 90,000 containers in 2020. After approximately ten years, the maximum capacity of the terminal, estimated at 105,000 containers, will be reached.

Forecast inland navigation transhipment of containers from the terminal*

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2023 2030 2040

Flevokust & Lelystad other 1,800 2,484 3,427 4,728 6,523 9,000 10,500 10,500 10,500

Flevoland - Northeast polder 2,800 3,863 5,330 7,354 10,147 14,000 16,333 16,333 16,333

Turnaround function 11,200 15,453 21,321 29,417 40,588 56,000 65,333 65,333 65,333

Household refuse 11,000 11,000 11,000 11,000 11,000 11,000 12,833 12,833 12,833

Total containers 26,800 32,800 41,078 52,499 68,258 90,000 105,000 105,000 105,000

Total TEUs 37,860 48,060 62,132 81,549 108,338 145,300 169,517 169,517 169,517

Source: TNO and Havenbedrijf Amsterdam, revised by ECORYS

*Estimates of maximum capacity range from 90,000 to 120,000 containers. Reduction of cargo movements Sustainable growth and lower thanks to Flevokust Lelystad transport costs

The table below depicts a reduction of the cargo move- Intelligent transhipment coupled with the stimulation of ments that will be achieved because of Flevokust Lelystad. a shift from road transport to water and rail transport will In total, the number of cargo movements will be reduced help Circle Lines to achieve energy savings, CO2 reduc- by more than 85,000 movements annually, the majority of tion and lower particulate matter emissions. Practical which involve transport to Rotterdam and Amsterdam. experiences show the result: up to 50% lower transport costs, a 20% to 80% reduction in CO2 and more informa- tion for further sustainable development in the chain.

Reduction in cargo movements due to the project (per year)*

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2023

Household refuse / waste 7,333 7,333 7,333 7,333 7,333 7,333 8,556

Flevokust & Lelystad other 2,040 2,815 3,883 5,358 7,393 10,200 11,900

Flevoland - Northeast (NO) polder 1,587 2,189 3,020 4,167 5,750 7,933 9,256

Turnaround function 9,520 13,135 18,123 25,005 34,500 47,600 55,533

Total to Amsterdam 8,648 9,147 9,836 10,786 12,098 13,907 32,027

Total to Rotterdam 11,832 16,325 22,524 31,077 42,878 59,160 53,217

Total reduction in cargo movements 20,480 25,472 32,360 41,863 54,976 73,067 85,244

(The assumption is that each truck transports an average of 1.5 TEUs.) Source: ECORYS

*Estimates of maximum capacity range from 90,000 to 120,000 containers. Amsterdam Metropolitan Area Project phase

With an added value exceeding 16 billion a year, logis- Port of Amsterdam and neighboring City of Lelystad are tics is the most important sector of the Amsterdam developing an inland waterways port in Lelystad along Metropolitan Area after commercial and financial services. with an associated business estate, known as Flevokust. Despite the economic crisis, logistics has grown strongly The port and the related business estate will be financed in the area in recent years. In 2012, the sector was res- by the City of Lelystad, the Province of Flevoland, Port of ponsible for 19% of the gross regional product and a 25% Amsterdam and the national government. share in the regional export of goods and services (13% in the Netherlands). Strengthening the business develop- ment climate and the competitive position of Amsterdam as a logistics hub is high on the political and business agenda, both regionally and nationally. Logistics is one of the nine top sectors in the Netherlands. In the coalition agreement of the Rutte-2 government, the logistics main ports of Amsterdam and Rotterdam were designated as the key focus areas for the spatial planning economic policy of the Netherlands.

With Schiphol and Lelystad Airports, the port of Amsterdam and the Aalsmeer flower auction Before leasing of the container terminal to market parties (FloraHolland), the region possesses a unique combina- who wish to use the terminal, market consultations were tion of logistics hubs. The Amsterdam Metropolitan Area commenced in early February 2013 to establish the extent offers excellent infrastructural and other connections to of market parties’ interest in this opportunity. This will the logistics hubs in Europe and the rest of the world. subsequently allow for an effective polling of the market parties, which will be organised in the form of a public call for tenders. The tender procedure is expected to start in March 2013. Tender participants are expected to return the Questionnaire to Port of Amsterdam no later than 1 Key figures for Lelystad (Research & statistics for the March 2013. Province of Flevoland and the City of Lelystad, 2012) After the tender, a decision will be made regarding the Employment / jobs: 35,900 possible construction of the first phase of the project. The Residents: 75,500 port is expected to be put into operation in around 2015.

Age of labour potential 20 - 39 years: 26% More information 40 - 64 years: 36% For additional information, please send an e-mail to: Educational level of labour force [email protected], Attn.: Mr. P.J. Pot, Higher level: 30% Manager Development Flevokust of the Port of Intermediate level: 45% Amsterdam, or visit www.lelystad.nl/flevokust. Lower level: 25%

Housing stock: 31,700 Number of companies: ± 7,000 Of which are start-ups annually: ± 600 - 700 Flevokust Lelystad

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