Port tariffs Rotterdam focus on growth and further market recovery

Rotterdam: Port Authority will also take measures aimed at reinforcing the hub function and stimulating sustainable hinterland transport

The port tariffs will rise in the coming three years at half the rate of the inflation percentage, by a maximum of 1% per year. For 2015 this means specifically that the tariffs paid by seagoing ships calling at the port of Rotterdam will be subject to 1% indexation. The Port Authority will also take measures aimed at reinforcing the hub function and stimulating sustainable hinterland transport.

It is the first time that the port tariffs will be set for a period of more than one year so that companies know what to expect in the coming years. This is what the Port of Rotterdam Authority decided following constructive consultation and their consent with the port business sector.

In the container sector the Port Authority is committed to increasing the number of transshipment containers. After they have arrived by seagoing ship, these containers are transported from the terminal directly by sea to another European port. The average port tariff for this kind of container is around €8.00. The current discount of €1.65 will be increased gradually to €5.00 per deep-sea container over the coming three years. The existing transshipment discount of €2.50 per container for feeder containers will be retained over the coming three years. The Port Authority wants to tempt the market to ship significantly more transshipment cargo via the port of Rotterdam this way.

Last year Deltalinqs and the Port Authority agreed to spend a good €2 million specifically to stimulate transport by rail. A contribution towards the initial expenses of new rail connections is provided under the name ‘Railincubator’. It has been agreed to press ahead with this in the coming years in order to strengthen the ‘rail product’ of Rotterdam this way. Not only the container sector is considered here, but stimulation of transport of bulk goods by rail as well.

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