From January 2016 R.B.C. Container Terminal will also be loading and unloading laden tank containers. In this connection, work recently started on the construction of a new jetty for inland shipping and the redevelopment of the storage yard. The Port of Rotterdam Authority has outsourced the construction of the jetty to contractor De Klerk. R.B.C. Container Terminal is working on the redevelopment of the yard in collaboration with KWS.
The R.B.C. Container Terminal, which is located in the Botlek in the port of Rotterdam, wants to load and unload both laden and empty containers and tank containers at the new jetty, in accordance with the latest safety regulations and environmental requirements. A fully electric crane will be placed on the jetty, so that it will be possible to lift containers weighing thirty tonnes from a distance of thirty metres.
The yard, which now mainly accommodates empty containers, is being designed partly for the storage of laden tank containers, thanks to the use of, among other things, liquid-repellent and fully liquid-tight floor structures. As a result, it will also be possible to store tank containers laden with dangerous goods. The modifications to the yard are being implemented in phases and the first phase has already been completed successfully.
The R.B.C. Container Terminal investment in the terminal means a positive addition to the handling, storage and transport of containers in the port of Rotterdam. Shortly, the terminal will be suitable for the storage of laden tank containers too, which, moreover, can then also be shipped in and out by inland shipping, thanks to the construction of the new jetty.