Port of Amsterdam to increase its annual throughput to 100 mln t by 2017
The Port of Amsterdam (Netherlands) is going to increase its annual throughput to 100 mln t within the coming 2-3 years, IAA PortNews journalist cites Rutger Van der Hoeven, Business Development Manager at Port of Amsterdam, as saying at the International Congress Oil Terminal 2014 in Saint-Petersburg.
According to his forecast, cargo throughput of the port will reach 95 mln t in 2014. In particular, oil cargo transshipment is expected to grow.
Port of Amsterdam is the fourth largest port in Western Europe and a main hub for transhipments and handling energy products. The North Sea Canal Area tranships almost 100 million tons of goods annually, of which 77 million tons are handled in the port.
