The Netherlands – The Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) container terminal has made the decision to enlarge its facility in the Prinses Amaliahaven on the Maasvlakte.
The current terminal will be expanded by 920 meters of quay wall and around 45 hectares of terminal space. This would gradually boost RWG’s capacity by 1.8 million TEUs (the standard size for containers). Like the current terminal, the extension will be entirely automated and carbon-neutral. By the end of 2025, the expansion’s first phase is anticipated to be fully operational. Additionally, the terminal will be connected to the Container Exchange Route (CER) and set up for shore power.
RWG currently has access to 100 ha of land, 1,150 meters of deep sea quay, and 550 meters of barge/feeder quay. In the spring of 2021, the Port of Rotterdam Authority (PoR) began building the quay walls in the Prinses Amaliahaven. By the middle of 2024, the quay wall’s construction will be finished.
Shore power use
While it is being prepped for shore power use, the quay wall is equipped with sensors to detect the forces that ships, waves, wind, and other environmental factors put on the structure. The Port of Rotterdam Authority is also installing smart bollards on the RWG quay wall to monitor the safety of moored vessels continually by measuring the strength of hawsers.
