The first container terminal to go into operation on Maasvlakte 2 will be run by a consortium consisting of Dubai based terminal operator DP World and four of the world's largest shipping companies.
The shipping companies are all among the top global operators in container shipping, and together with DP World submitted the best overall management proposal to the Port of Rotterdam Authority.
The consortium Rotterdam World Gateway, comprising DP World (Dubai), Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) (Japan), Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) (Korea), APL (Singapore) and CMA CGM (France) will run the state of the art facility.
The terminal will have a capacity of around 4 million TEU (standard size for containers) and will begin operations in 2013.
"Several factors were weighed up in the process, from finance to sustainability. We have achieved an excellent result with this method of inviting proposals. We are extremely pleased with this winner," said Port Authority CEO, Hans Smits.
In 2005, the Port of Rotterdam Authority launched an open assessment procedure for operating the first container terminal to open on Maasvlakte 2. Fourteen shipping and stevedoring companies applied for the 156-hectare terminal.
The terminal will have a 1900-metre long deep-sea quay with a depth of 20 metres, a 550-metre quay for inland shipping and feeder vessels and its own rail terminal with a connection to the Betuweroute. The facility will be phased into operation from 2013 onwards.
The Port Authority is pleased with the results of the open assessment procedure with respect to sustainability. "When it comes to both air pollution caused by the terminal and the modal split we have agreements in black and white which, as far as we know, go further than any other European terminal," said Smits.
The shipping companies are all among the top global operators in container shipping, and together with DP World submitted the best overall management proposal to the Port of Rotterdam Authority.
The consortium Rotterdam World Gateway, comprising DP World (Dubai), Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) (Japan), Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) (Korea), APL (Singapore) and CMA CGM (France) will run the state of the art facility.
The terminal will have a capacity of around 4 million TEU (standard size for containers) and will begin operations in 2013.
"Several factors were weighed up in the process, from finance to sustainability. We have achieved an excellent result with this method of inviting proposals. We are extremely pleased with this winner," said Port Authority CEO, Hans Smits.
In 2005, the Port of Rotterdam Authority launched an open assessment procedure for operating the first container terminal to open on Maasvlakte 2. Fourteen shipping and stevedoring companies applied for the 156-hectare terminal.
The terminal will have a 1900-metre long deep-sea quay with a depth of 20 metres, a 550-metre quay for inland shipping and feeder vessels and its own rail terminal with a connection to the Betuweroute. The facility will be phased into operation from 2013 onwards.
The Port Authority is pleased with the results of the open assessment procedure with respect to sustainability. "When it comes to both air pollution caused by the terminal and the modal split we have agreements in black and white which, as far as we know, go further than any other European terminal," said Smits.