The terminal is equipped with three gantry cranes.īP Amsterdam Terminal has a total surface area of 880,000m2 and maximum depth of 14.6m. Its covered surface area is 77,500m2 and open area is 110,000m2. The Waterland Terminal is also located in Westhaven. It has a total surface area of 175,000m2 and is equipped with a 55t crane. The VCK Terminal, located in Suezhaven / Beringhaven, is an all round logistic service provider. The terminal is served by five 100mt gantry cranes. Its quay length is 645m and maximum depth is 15.5m. The Amsterdam Container Terminal has a total surface area of 620,000m2. Its quay length is 210m and maximum depth is 10.5m. The Amsterdam Marine Terminal handles containers, RO/RO and general cargo. Automotive stevedore and RO/RO activities are performed here. Its maximum depth is 12m and quay length is 350m. The Koopman Car Terminal has a surface area of 350,000m2. The port is served by three types of terminals for breakbulk, containers and energy. The Port of Amsterdam is a multifunctional port capable of handling, storing and shipping cargoes ranging from cocoa beans to coal, and from paper to oil. Facilities and equipment at the Port of Amsterdam The Passenger Terminal Amsterdam was opened in 1999 and Amsterdam Container Terminal became operational in 2001. The Afrikahaven harbour was opened in 2000.Īn all weather terminal was opened in 1998 by Waterland Terminal, a multipurpose, stevedoring and terminal operating company. The first part of the West port was built in early 1930s for a Ford car factory and the first part of the Asiahaven harbour was built at the end of 1970s. Construction of the North Sea Canal in 1876 enabled seafaring vessels to reach the Port of Amsterdam. The Ooster and Westerdok dikes were built in 18 respectively. The first major development took place in the later half of 16th century and in the 17th century. Other environmental measures include use of wind turbines for power generation, installation of shore power outlets at all public barge mooring facilities, production of energy by incineration of waste and installation and expansion of vapour recovery units in oil terminals. For this, the authority is giving two million Euros in the form of subsidies for projects that can lead to sustainable and innovative development in the port area.
The port has also initiated the Port of Amsterdam Sustainability and Innovation Fund. The port provides project management, subsidy applications and location to those companies which want to exchange residue flows. The basic principle of this project is that residue flows and waste material produced by one company might become a source of raw material or source of energy for another company. The Port of Amsterdam, in cooperation with Municipality of Zaanstad and Amsterdam’s Department of the Environment and Buildings Inspectorate, has initiated a project called Afval = Grondstof (Waste = Raw Material).
The port authority has taken various environmental measures to improve the natural environment in the port area. The North Sea Canal is 275m wide and 20km long at the approach. The maximum draught reserved to use the lock is 13.72m. Oranje locks and Amsterdam Rhine canal provides access from inland waters. The sea route access is through the North Sea Canal. The port can be accessed from the sea as well as from inland waters.
Of the total land area, 310ha is allocated for infrastructure, 1,305ha is issued for business sites and 345ha is available for rent or lease. The Port of Amsterdam comprises 680ha of water surface and 1,960ha of land area that consists of port sites, quaysides, roads, railways and dikes. The Amsterdam port authority, as part of the local government, is responsible for operation, management and development of the whole port area.
A total of 198,530 sea cruise ship passengers and 264,540 river cruise ship passengers visited the Amsterdam port in 2010. The total amount of transshipment in 2010 was 72.7 million tons. In the first half of 2011, the port handled 37.5 million tons of cargo, an increase of 5.7% compared to the first half of 2010. It is ranked fourth among European ports. The port is the second largest in the Netherlands in terms of transshipment. The port is connected to major international transport flows such as the North Sea, Den Helder, Markermeer, IJsselmeer and the River Rhine. "The port has also initiated the Port of Amsterdam Sustainability and Innovation Fund."