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The port of Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe. We manage, operate and develop the Rotterdam port and industrial area and are responsible for ensuring safe and expedient shipping services. We are proud of our current port and are working hard with our partners to build the port of the future.
The Port of Rotterdam is the largest seaport in Europe, and the world's largest seaport outside of East Asia, located in and near the city of Rotterdam, in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. From 1962 until 2004, it was the world's busiest port by annual cargo tonnage.
The port of Rotterdam generates over 500,000 jobs and provides an added value of over €60 billion for the Netherlands. ANNUAL FIGURES Total cargo throughput in the port of Rotterdam this year amounted to 438.8 million tonnes, 6.1% less than in 2022 (467.4 million tonnes).
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.
Rotterdam’s deep sea, short sea and inland shipping network, and the rail and road connections to Europe’s hinterland are unrivalled. At almost 24 metres, Rotterdam offers the greatest depth of Europe’s deep-sea ports and can accommodate large container ships without locks or tidal restrictions.
Visitor's pass. You will receive a visitor’s pass, which will allow you to take the lift to the correct floor (the right-side lifts for floors 1-17, the left-side lifts for floors 17-30). When leaving, hand in your visitor’s pass at the WPC reception desk. You now have 30 minutes to leave the car park free of charge.
The port of Rotterdam is a global hub for international trade and home to some of the world's leading industrial clusters. As Europe’s largest sea port it is one of the leaders of the energy transition and is committed to digitisation to make the port, and the supply chain, more efficient.
The world’s third biggest and Europe’s biggest port is located in the Netherlands. The Rotterdam port ranks third behind Asian giants, Shanghai and Singapore ports being first and second respectively.
NARRATOR: The whole continent is supplied from this port, Rotterdam, the largest sea-port in Europe and one of the largest in the world. The port is located at the Rhine-Maas Delta estuary, where the Rhine flows into the North Sea.
The port of Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe. We manage, operate and develop the Rotterdam port and industrial area and are responsible for ensuring safe and expedient shipping services. We are proud of our current port and are working hard with our partners to build the port of the future.
