Satellite image of the Port of Rotterdam, with the Maasvlakte on the leftLocation of the Maasvlakte (green) in the municipality of Rotterdam (purple)Aerial view of the MaasvlakteContainer terminal on the MaasvlakteArtist impression of the Maasvlakte 2
Before the commencement of the Maasvlakte project, the region was a sandbank which was hazardous to shipping. The Maasvlakte was created in the 1960s by reclaiming land from the North Sea through dykes and sand suppletion. The sand for the suppletion was largely taken from the North Sea and the Lake of Oostvoorne. This lake was created by the construction of the Maasvlakte. Fossils were (and can still be) found in the sand.[citation needed]
An expansion called "Second Maasvlakte" or Maasvlakte 2 was built between September 2008 and May 2013 by spraying sand on the bottom of the North Sea. This project extended the port of Rotterdam by about 2,000 hectares.[1]
SectionsEdit
Aerial view of north-western part of Maasvlakte at night with large container terminals area
Bulk HandlingEdit
In 1973 EMO[2] started as the first company at Maasvlakte. They are the biggest bulk terminal in western Europe and are located at the Mississippihaven. In 1989 Frans Swarttouw started building a deep water terminal at the Amazonhaven which, in 1990, was sold to EMO.
Deep-water access to Rotterdam allows the world's largest ore carriers to visit Rotterdam.[3]
Container terminalsEdit
The Maasvlakte features various big companies and some smaller ones. Maersk, Europe Container Terminals (ECT), which is a member of the Hutchison Port Holdings group, and Euromax are three big container terminals located here. They can all accommodate the world's largest ships.
On the new Maasvlakte new container terminals will be built. Danish shipping group Maersk has an existing terminal on the original Maasvlakte and will build a new terminal on the second Maasvlakte. With this new terminal Maersk will invest approximately €100 million.[4]
Distribution centresEdit
A special section has been reserved for large distribution centres: the Rotterdam Distribution Centre. The biggest are Reebok, DHL and Kloosterboer.[5] The Reebok Distribution Centre takes care of the distribution of shoes and apparel for all of Europe. Kloosterboer stores mostly chips from the nearby Farm Frites company.
SlufterEdit
On one side of the Maasvlakte is the Slufter.[6] Inside the Slufter, a very deep pit shielded from the surrounding area, toxic waste and polluted sand is stored. When it is filled it will be covered and left there. It is expected to be fully filled around the year 2025; so far it is about half-full.
The area was formerly used for recreational activities such as kite surfing, and the Slufterbeach nearby was also used as nude beach. Since 2010 the road that ran around the Slufter has been closed to public traffic.[7]
Power stationEdit
A power station located in the area is run by Uniper. It is a coal-fired power station generating 1040 megawatts. It dates from 1988, but there are plans for a new plant on the same location.[8]
ConnectionsEdit
There are direct rail links to elsewhere in Europe, especially Germany.[9] The rivers Rhine and Maas enter the sea next to it. This creates good connections for rivergoing vessels. The A15 motorway, which runs into Germany, ends on the Maasvlakte.
The Maasvlakte is also the starting point of the Betuweroute freight railway to Germany.
Maasvlakte 2Edit
Construction of the Maasvlakte 2 in 2009
An extension, Maasvlakte 2, was begun in 2008. Maasvlakte 2 will cover 1000 hectares net of industrial sites, located directly on deep water. This new part of the Maasvlakte opened in 2013.[10] To accommodate larger container ships the Maasgeul, which is the channel in the North Sea providing deep-water access to the Rotterdam area, has to be widened to over 800 metres.[11]
ReferencesEdit
^Maasvlakte2 project-website Construction, visited: 24 April 2012
maasvlakte, dutch, pronunciation, ˈmaːsflɑktə, massive, made, westward, extension, europoort, port, industrial, facility, within, port, rotterdam, situated, municipality, rotterdam, netherlands, built, land, reclaimed, from, north, satellite, image, port, rott. The Maasvlakte Dutch pronunciation ˈmaːsflɑkte is a massive man made westward extension of the Europoort port and industrial facility within the Port of Rotterdam Situated in the municipality of Rotterdam in the Netherlands the Maasvlakte is built on land reclaimed from the North Sea Satellite image of the Port of Rotterdam with the Maasvlakte on the leftLocation of the Maasvlakte green in the municipality of Rotterdam purple Aerial view of the MaasvlakteContainer terminal on the MaasvlakteArtist impression of the Maasvlakte 2 Contents 1 Creation 2 Sections 2 1 Bulk Handling 2 2 Container terminals 2 3 Distribution centres 2 4 Slufter 2 5 Power station 3 Connections 4 Maasvlakte 2 5 References 6 External linksCreation EditBefore the commencement of the Maasvlakte project the region was a sandbank which was hazardous to shipping The Maasvlakte was created in the 1960s by reclaiming land from the North Sea through dykes and sand suppletion The sand for the suppletion was largely taken from the North Sea and the Lake of Oostvoorne This lake was created by the construction of the Maasvlakte Fossils were and can still be found in the sand citation needed An expansion called Second Maasvlakte or Maasvlakte 2 was built between September 2008 and May 2013 by spraying sand on the bottom of the North Sea This project extended the port of Rotterdam by about 2 000 hectares 1 Sections Edit nbsp Aerial view of north western part of Maasvlakte at night with large container terminals areaBulk Handling Edit In 1973 EMO 2 started as the first company at Maasvlakte They are the biggest bulk terminal in western Europe and are located at the Mississippihaven In 1989 Frans Swarttouw started building a deep water terminal at the Amazonhaven which in 1990 was sold to EMO Deep water access to Rotterdam allows the world s largest ore carriers to visit Rotterdam 3 Container terminals Edit The Maasvlakte features various big companies and some smaller ones Maersk Europe Container Terminals ECT which is a member of the Hutchison Port Holdings group and Euromax are three big container terminals located here They can all accommodate the world s largest ships On the new Maasvlakte new container terminals will be built Danish shipping group Maersk has an existing terminal on the original Maasvlakte and will build a new terminal on the second Maasvlakte With this new terminal Maersk will invest approximately 100 million 4 Distribution centres Edit A special section has been reserved for large distribution centres the Rotterdam Distribution Centre The biggest are Reebok DHL and Kloosterboer 5 The Reebok Distribution Centre takes care of the distribution of shoes and apparel for all of Europe Kloosterboer stores mostly chips from the nearby Farm Frites company Slufter Edit On one side of the Maasvlakte is the Slufter 6 Inside the Slufter a very deep pit shielded from the surrounding area toxic waste and polluted sand is stored When it is filled it will be covered and left there It is expected to be fully filled around the year 2025 so far it is about half full The area was formerly used for recreational activities such as kite surfing and the Slufterbeach nearby was also used as nude beach Since 2010 the road that ran around the Slufter has been closed to public traffic 7 Power station Edit A power station located in the area is run by Uniper It is a coal fired power station generating 1040 megawatts It dates from 1988 but there are plans for a new plant on the same location 8 Connections EditThere are direct rail links to elsewhere in Europe especially Germany 9 The rivers Rhine and Maas enter the sea next to it This creates good connections for rivergoing vessels The A15 motorway which runs into Germany ends on the Maasvlakte The Maasvlakte is also the starting point of the Betuweroute freight railway to Germany Maasvlakte 2 Edit nbsp Construction of the Maasvlakte 2 in 2009An extension Maasvlakte 2 was begun in 2008 Maasvlakte 2 will cover 1000 hectares net of industrial sites located directly on deep water This new part of the Maasvlakte opened in 2013 10 To accommodate larger container ships the Maasgeul which is the channel in the North Sea providing deep water access to the Rotterdam area has to be widened to over 800 metres 11 References Edit Maasvlakte2 project website Construction visited 24 April 2012 EMO B V YouTube video MV Vale Rio de Janeiro arrives in Rotterdam watched 14 April 2012 Imtech press release via Reuters Imtech technology partner for container terminal on 2nd Maasvlakte 23 April 2012 Kloosterboer Rotterdam B V permanent dead link Slufter Maasvlakte Dutch edition of wikipedia Website Maasvlakte 2 project Slufterstrand Maasvlakte afgesloten 27 April 2010 Visited 24 April 2012 EON Website on Maasvlakte powerstation visited 24 April 2012 Hook of Holland Railway stations wikipedia Captein Melvin 24 June 2012 Tweede Maasvlakte eind 2013 in bedrijf BNR Newsradio Retrieved 25 June 2012 Dredging Today Dutch ministry expands Maasgeul 18 February 2012 Visited 24 April 2012External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maasvlakte Maasvlakte 2 Google Earth view of the Maasvlakte51 57 09 N 4 02 47 E 51 95250 N 4 04639 E 51 95250 4 04639 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maasvlakte amp oldid 1161747040, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
