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The Smartest Port in the World. Boundless Ambition THE SMARTEST PORT IN THE WORLD. BOUNDLESS AMBITION. MAKE IT HAPPEN. EVERYTHING COMES TOGETHER IN ROTTERDAM. FROM HERE, YOU CAN CONQUER THE WORLD. Rotterdam is a world-class port, and Europe's largest port by far. Anything you can imagine passes through here. Rotterdam is the gateway to Europe. A vital logistical hub for the entire planet. Goods pass through Rotterdam on their way to and from destinations throughout the world. From pineapple juice to paper, from computers to chemicals. In the Netherlands, 385,000 people have jobs thanks to the port. The port of Rotterdam stretches over Many people work in the port itself, or at an area of about 42 kilometres, from companies that are linked to the port in the heart of the city to the North Sea. different ways. Many docks are so deep that they can From oil traders to chandlers. From accommodate even the largest vessels tugboat crews to the people who write with a draught of up to 24 metres, computer programs that manage all the eliminating the need to pass through transport flows smoothly. From builders locks and allowing the vessels to moor of cranes for unloading ships to caterers quickly at the quay. Rotterdam is more on tourist boats. than just a transit port. Numerous goods From truck drivers to process engineers are processed into other products in the chemical industry. In all, nearly here. The list of activities is stunning: 385,000 people work in and around the from the refining of oil to the production port. The port also generates revenue of plastics, from the unpacking of in another way: every year, the Port of containers to the packaging of fruit into Rotterdam Authority, which operates the the quantities required by wholesalers, port, passes on almost 100 million euros and so on. The goods and services in dividend to its shareholders, the City of produced in the port and industrial Rotterdam and the Dutch State. And, of area have a total added value of course, the companies in the area also approximately 45.6 billion euros annually. pay all kinds of taxes. Experience the port, from the city to the Meuse estuary There is a lot to see and do in the port nature areas with fascinating plants and of Rotterdam. On the water, of course, animals, and impressive industrial areas. with the water taxi or Spido, for example. RET's Fast Ferry will take you, with your Or hop on the Waterbus to RDM bike, from Hook of Holland to Maasvlakte Rotterdam, where everything revolves 2, Rotterdam's newest and most modern around innovation and the manufacturing port area. But also to the Rozenburg industry of the future. The cycle route landtong, where you can discover the network is an excellent option for ultimate fusion of port and nature. There cyclists. Dozens of routes guide you past are information panels throughout the a varied selection of the most beautiful port area crammed full of facts about the locations in the port: port. FutureLand: you can't get any closer to the port During a visit to the free information Organise your visit on centre FutureLand, you won't just www.futureland.nl learn all about the development of the port. With the FutureLand Ferry on You can find all the information you Maasvlakte 2, you can see with your need for your own voyage of discovery own eyes the largest container vessels, through the port of Rotterdam at www. the most modern container terminals portofrotterdam.com/beleefdehaven and the latest offshore developments! In combination with a walk or fossil expedition on the Maasvlakte beach, you are guaranteed to have an exceptional day combining the port and nature! Special activities are organised in FutureLand throughout the year. Immerse yourself in the port city of Rotterdam Do you have plans to visit Rotterdam? Use the Rotterdam Tourist Information app as your guide. With your smartphone on hand, you can discover the most enjoyable activities in both the city and the port. Download the app from the Google Play store or the Apple App Store. FROM A DAM IN THE RIVER ROTTE TO MAASVLAKTE 2 1250 Construction of a dam in the Rotte Around 1250, a dam was built in the small Rotte river. A fishing village developed here: Rotte-dam. This is how the port of Rotterdam began. 1864 Construction of New Waterway begins The canal was designed by Pieter Caland and it gave Rotterdam direct access to the sea. 1962 Rotterdam, the world's largest port This was the year when 25,000 ships called on the port and Rotterdam took over the number-one spot from New York. China has had the world's largest port since 2005. 2050 2013 Carbon neutral port Opening of Maasvlakte 2 Port and industry don’t have a With the completion of this new area negative impact on the climate. in the sea measuring 2,000 hectares, the size of port increased by 20%. THE PORT OF ROTTERDAM AUTHORITY FOR NOW AND THE FUTURE It doesn't matter who thinks up the best ideas or where they come from. What matters is what you do with those ideas and what you achieve with them. There are 1,200 passionate professionals working at the Port Authority on ideas for today's port, and the port of the future. The goal is to create the smartest, most sustainable and most accessible logistical hub in Europe, where there is room for national and inter- national companies to grow. That is why the Port Authority develops vessels call at Rotterdam. Shipping and allocates port sites. At the same is monitored and controlled using time, it is responsible for the safe, advanced radar systems. On the water, smooth, clean and secure handling of patrol vessels equipped with fire-fighting shipping. In addition, the Port Authority equipment keep an eye on things. 24 provides companies with everything they hours a day, 7 days a week. The Port need for the safe, smooth transshipment Authority also has an inspection service and production of goods and raw for the close monitoring of the transport materials. The quality of the working and of hazardous substances. And the Port living environment is a constant focus. Authority is always collaborating with At the Port of Rotterdam Authority, companies in the port to find ways to passionate people fulfill boundless make the port even smarter: to transport ambitions. Together, they are creating goods even faster by sharing information the world's smartest port. about vessels, quays, containers, trains and so on. Safety and environmental Every year, some 30,000 sea-going awareness are core conditions for the vessels and 120,000 inland navigation Port Authority. FACTS AND FIGURES 30,000 120,000 sea-going inland vessels vessels a year 14.5 100 million TEUs of million tonnes of containers a crude oil a year year That’s 65 times the That's a row of volume of a soccer containers that stadium. stretches around the world twice. 127 385,000 square people in kilometres the Netherlands of port area have jobs The equivalent of thanks to the approximately port. 19,000 soccer fields Port of Rotterdam Authority The aim of the Port of Rotterdam Authority is to strengthen the competitive position of the port of Rotterdam as a logistics hub and a world-class industrial complex, in terms of both size and quality. So the Port of Rotterdam Authority is also at the forefront of the transition to sustainable energy, rolling out digitisation to make the port and trade flows even more efficient. The Port Authority has two core tasks: the sustainable development, management and operation of the port, and the maintenance of the smooth and safe handling of shipping. Follow the Port of Rotterdam Authority (on portofrotterdam.com) www.portofrotterdam.com Contact: + 31 (0)10 252 10 10 Photography: Aeroview, Eric Bakker, Danny Cornelissen, Dutch Drone Company Design and layout: Smidswater September 2019 Unfold the folder to see the map of the port. Rotterdam-The Hague Capelle aan den IJssel Noordzee Airport Hoek van Holland Ma asmond Nie Rotterdam Krimpen aan den IJssel uw e Wa 8 te P Ya e l r r ng h w t a i ze P e ns kan a e g aal v t a e e r n . n B s a e n A e k n ven v r r e . ha i etr a D P a e l 4e h u n n i e e a v n x i e a h h x a B t h p e e ro a a l l Eu v h A v Prinses e e 6 a n s e n ave World n Margriet- v tr. h Schiedam e P Pe . h e e 5e C Port v haven a t a . a n v r. v Center h ins e la n r n n a ij n Maassluis R P n d h e e k v a e v ha n a e a w n a r h zo l n a a e e i m av l A M sh a Har Nieuwe Maas aa m telk Vlaardingen M A n an H ve aal s a a W e r ih aven t p etr.h a e p 7e P a ins lh si Brielse Meer r is lh P a s He v is r t S a e M ee ch v n M eu e Ridderkerk se r n rn E oo e stv Pernis m Oo Rozenburg h 1 2 a e e Petr.
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