20150627 - maasvlakte 2

Maasvlakte 2 is the expansion of the port of Rotterdam. A new top European location for port activities and industry is being created immediately to the west of the present port and industrial area. When the construction of Maasvlakte 2 began in 2008, the sea there was 17 metres deep. Maasvlakte 2 existed on no map, except for the design drawings. Maasvlakte 2 will soon encompass 1,000 hectares net of industrial ground, located directly on deep water.

Expansion of the port

To stand still is to regress. This applies to the port of Rotterdam too. The port has already grown rapidly during recent decades. In order to meet increasing demand in the future also, and to maintain its leading role, the port must expand. If it fails to do so, there is a significant risk that shipping companies will pass it by in the future. With the construction of Maasvlakte 2, a high-grade location is being created in the heart of the European market, so that the port can continue to progress from 2013.

Sustainability

The future of the port does not, of course, depend solely on its position in the market. Quality of life and the environment are at least equally important. This is why sustainability is high on Maasvlakte 2's list: both during construction and in the selection of companies who wish to establish themselves there. So in this selection, more things than financial yield alone are considered. Environmental aspects too, such as the amount of air pollution, or how the transshipment of containers to the hinterland is organised, are taken into account. To summarise, customers who carry out their activities sustainably are expressly being sought for Maasvlakte 2.

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