Svitzer starts operating in the port of Rotterdam
From June 1st, SVITZER will start operating in Europe’s largest port, Rotterdam. The operation will be located in the heart of the Maasvlakte positioned to serve our key clients, the Company said in a press release.
The operation will be a 100% SVITZER operation. Peter Rondhuis, Managing Director, Continental Europe, is excited about this new adventure:
“The operation in Rotterdam is fully in line with our ambition to increase our footprint in Europe based on client requests. As a global market leader in towage it is exciting for SVITZER to start its operations in the busiest port in Europe. With the Maasvlakte II close to opening, we see a bright future for Rotterdam and we want to be part of the future and look forward working together with all stakeholders in the port. With our current contracted customers we have a strong foundation for our operations and will be able to offer our services to a broad variety of companies operating in the Port of Rotterdam.”
The Port of Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe and had a total throughput of over 4440 million tons of cargo in 2013.
Since 1833, SVITZER has provided safety and support at sea. With 4,000 employees, a fleet of more than 400 vessels and operations all over the world, the company is a global market leader within towage and emergency response.
