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Rotterdam to expand quays to add 4 million TEU capacity
来源：Shipping News Headlines 编辑：编辑部 发布：2021/03/01 10:01:54
THE Port of Rotterdam has commenced a quay lengthening project that will increase annual throughput capacity by four million TEU - or 28 per cent of Rotterdam's annual box volume, reports Colchester's Seatrade Maritime News.
"This will boost the competitive position of our customers," said Boudewijn Siemons, chief operating officer of the Port of Rotterdam Authority. "E-commerce and container volumes are increasing sharply."
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has awarded the construction of some 2.4 kilometres of quays and earth-retaining walls in the Princess Amalia Harbour to contractors, marking the start of the further development of the harbour located on Maasvlakte II.
Container terminals APM Terminals and RWG are already active in the Princess Amalia Harbour, with 1,500 and 1,700 metres of quay respectively.
The new building work will include 1,825 metres of deepsea quay, 160 metres of inland shipping quay and 360 metres of soil-retaining walls. The completion of the first 500 metres of quay wall is expected in late-2022. The final part of the project will be completed no more than 18 months later.
The latest project also includes the construction of a 160-metre waiting area for general use by inland shipping vessels.
"This will boost the competitive position of our customers," said Boudewijn Siemons, chief operating officer of the Port of Rotterdam Authority. "E-commerce and container volumes are increasing sharply."
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has awarded the construction of some 2.4 kilometres of quays and earth-retaining walls in the Princess Amalia Harbour to contractors, marking the start of the further development of the harbour located on Maasvlakte II.
Container terminals APM Terminals and RWG are already active in the Princess Amalia Harbour, with 1,500 and 1,700 metres of quay respectively.
The new building work will include 1,825 metres of deepsea quay, 160 metres of inland shipping quay and 360 metres of soil-retaining walls. The completion of the first 500 metres of quay wall is expected in late-2022. The final part of the project will be completed no more than 18 months later.
The latest project also includes the construction of a 160-metre waiting area for general use by inland shipping vessels.