Ports of Moerdijk and Rotterdam to enhance their collaboration
Rotterdam and Moerdijk (Netherlands) put their port cooperation on a new basis
In a joint press release the Dutch ports of Moerdijk and Rotterdam announced the intensification of their cooperation. They are changing their existing incidental collaboration into a structural commercial and operational collaboration. To that end the boards of the two organisations signed an agreement on 1 May. The aim is to strengthen the national and international competitive position of the two ports.
The collaboration between the two ports concentrates on sharing knowledge of market developments, the environment and sustainability, safety and shipping traffic management. Employees can also be exchanged between the two organisations for this purpose. Rotterdam will also provide Moerdijk with information (including trend development and growth expectations) to assist drawing up a long-term plan for Moerdijk, the so-called Port strategy 2030. Concrete projects include the joint drafting of a hinterland strategy, coordination of Logistics Park Moerdijk, or investigation into extra pipelines between the two ports.
Hans Smits, President and CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority: “Collaboration with Moerdijk fits well in our strategy of linking the industrial complexes in particular of the two ports better and handling space more efficiently.” Ferdinand van den Oever, managing director of the Moerdijk Port Authority: “For Moerdijk the alliance with Rotterdam provides opportunities, especially in the connections to the hinterland and strengthening this satellite function in the Flemish-Dutch Delta.”
The port of Rotterdam covers 10,500 hectares and handled 435 million tonnes of cargo last year. Moerdijk is 2,400 hectares and handled 22 million tonnes last year.
Quelle: LogEastics
Portal: www.logistik-express.com
