Mainly on the Elbe River - Central Europe

Picture 9 – Map of the Rotterdam port
Source: http://www.portofrotterdam.com/
The theoretical accessibility of the main destinations in Western Europe is 24 hours.
Approximately 12.500 road vehicles leave the European ports per day. The port motorway is
connected with the European motorway network.
Rotterdam is connected with more than a thousand seaports worldwide (Northern and Southern
America, Africa, South-Eastern Asia, Australia). In 2010, traffic at the port is expected to reach
about 40.000 sea vessels.
Concerning the reloaded commodities, the bulk liquid goods constitute about a half of the
volume, bulk loose materials approx. 30 % and lump commodities about 20 %, mostly in
containers. The container overload rate is the highest in Europe, followed by Hamburg.
The area of the Rotterdam port covers about 100 km 2 . The port offers:
- 1.060 ha for overload and storage of bulk liquid materials
- 220 ha for overload and storage of bulk loose materials
- 220 ha of container terminals
- 65 ha of food warehouses
A feasibility study for “Improvement of Conditions for the River Transport in Central Europe (mainly on the Elbe
River)“ realized within the ChemLog project 60