Basics the Port of Rtterdam

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Mainport Rotterdam

General information

Lesson aim

- You know what a main port is

- You know what the hinterland is

- You can name the two types of goods that are transported to the port of Rotterdam.

Mainport: Port of Rotterdam

Mainport: Schiphol

Mainport Rotterdam

What is a main port?

Mainport: junction in transport routes between continents.

Hub and spokes...

Hubs and spokes

Nodes in transport routes between continents are called

1. Mainport
2. Massagoederen
3. Achterland
4. Kruispunt

What is the most important characteristic of a main port?

1. It is a hub in transport routes between land and sea
2. It is a connecting line between different continents
3. It is a hub in transport routes between continents
4. It is a point with good infrastructure

Intermodal transport

Using different coordinated modes of transport (ship, train, truck)

Perfect invention: container!

Container

Large steel box

All the same size > automatic transport!

Makes transport of general cargo much easier.

Lots of time savings.

Goods transhipment in Rotterdam

Goods transhipment: total supply and removal of goods.

Two kinds:

- Bulk goods

- General cargo

Masses of goods

Goods transhipment is the total supply and removal of bulk goods and general cargo.

Goods transhipment is the total supply and removal of bulk goods and general cargo.

Can you name an example?

Bulk goods

Goods that are transported loose in the hold, in the tank or the body.

Petroleum, coal, iron ore etc.

What does not fall under bulk goods?

1. Petroleum
2. Coal
3. iron ore
4. Television sets

Transshipment of bulk goods

What do you call total supply and removal of goods?

1. Infrastructure
2. cargo transhipment
3. Import
4. Hubs & Spokes

General cargo

Separately packed goods, which are usually transported in containers.

Container: large container for the transport of general cargo.

Wat zie je hier?

1. massagoederen
2. stukgoederen

Wat zie je hier?

1. massagoederen
2. stukgoederen

Goods transhipment in Rotterdam

What stands out?

www.marinetraffic.com

Mainport Rotterdam

Hinterland is the area to which the port is directed for the arrival and departure of goods.

The port of Rotterdam has a ...... hinterland.

1. Big
2. Small

Unique location

Busiest river in Europe (Rhine)

Busiest sea in the world (North Sea)

Hinterland is densely populated and prosperous

The largest port in Europe

Rotterdam

But how is that possible?

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Waardoor is het werk in de haven steeds efficiënter geworden?

Hoeveel vaten ruwe olie worden er dagelijks verwerkt in raffinaderij de Europoort?

1. 4 honderd
2. 40 duizend
3. 400 duizend
4. 40 miljoen

Welk bedrijf is de grootste werkgever in de haven?

1. Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) : treinen
2. Shell
3. Binnenvaartschepen
4. HEMA

The largest port in Europe

The largest port in Europe

Why is China's share so large?

The largest port in Europe

• Location Rotterdam: busy Rhine and North Sea and densely populated and prosperous hinterland.
  
• Good accessibility by land and water.
  
• Renewal including improved infrastructure.
  
• Maasvlakte 2: the largest container ships are loaded and unloaded here.

The harbor itself

Good accessibility

Seaside: large seagoing vessels

Landkant has good infrastructure > products can be transported by road, water, rail and pipelines

Renewal

Betuweroute

Provides a good connection between Rotterdam and Germany.

Maasvlakte 2

Largest ships in the world can be loaded and unloaded here.

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Waarom is de haven van Rotterdam een mainport?

Which international factors make the port of Rotterdam so important? (More answers)

1. Located in a prosperous, densely populated area
2. The Dutch are ordering more and more via the internet
3. A lot of work is done by robots in the port
4. Good infrastructure to the hinterland

Now you know:

- What a main port is

- What the hinterland is

- Can you name the two types of goods that are transported to the port of Rotterdam.