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‘very customer-oriented’<br />
Vopak has operated from the Port of Amsterdam<br />
for years. So far, we’ve only had a small-scale<br />
facility in the Petroleumhaven, but this is going to<br />
change. In <strong>2006</strong>, we signed a declaration of intent<br />
for the construction of a new oil terminal. Demand<br />
for terminal capacity is on the up, partly as a result<br />
of a growing demand for cleaner fuels such as<br />
bio-fuels.<br />
Why have we decided on Amsterdam? Amsterdam<br />
is located in the heart of Northwestern Europe,<br />
and the Port of Amsterdam is offering us a fantastic<br />
location with good access from the water. Here<br />
we will able to realize our plans for a cutting-edge<br />
terminal. I’m particularly pleased with the cooperation<br />
provided by the Port of Amsterdam. They<br />
are very customer-oriented, are prepared to jointly<br />
find solutions and are showing great enthusiasm<br />
for further development of the port. The Port of<br />
Amsterdam is big enough to make great strides<br />
forward, yet small enough to maintain personal<br />
ties with.<br />
We will be building in the Afrikahaven next to<br />
Ruigoord –the artists’ community. It was great fun<br />
to join a meeting of the Port Club in the Ruigoord<br />
Church there. All stakeholders in the Port were<br />
present and could meet the artists living and working<br />
in Ruigoord, which is a unique spot in the port<br />
area.<br />
Our company is active around the world, operating<br />
75 terminals in 33 countries. It’s very exciting<br />
for me to now develop a new terminal in my own<br />
country – the first new Dutch Vopak terminal to<br />
be built since the 1970s. We’re going to turn an<br />
empty piece of land into a fully functioning facility,<br />
where I’ll be able to stand on the jetty to welcome<br />
the very first tanker. What could be more<br />
exciting than that?<br />
hari Dattatreya<br />
Commercial Director for<br />
Royal Vopak’s Oil Division<br />
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