UWT container centre to get new quay
On Tuesday 2 February, the first pile for a new quay in the Johan Frisohaven was driven for the UWT container centre, the company said in its press release.
The quay will have a length of 165 metres and an initial depth of 7 metres and eventually around 10 metres. UWT will use the quay to replace one of the current ones in the 1st Eemhaven. The construction of the quay was commissioned by the Port of Rotterdam Authority and is expected to be completed at the end of September.
The main purpose of the quay is for the handling of empty containers, but it is also suitable for full containers. This means that UWT can easily accommodate the increasing modal shift from truck to inland shipping. According to expectations, around 40% of all empty container movements will in time be made via inland shipping.
The construction of the quay forms part of a total restructuring of the terminal, which was given a new, central entrance for trucks. In addition, drivers can now drive directly to the exact location to pick up containers, with the aid of the correct pre-arrival notifications. UWT’s aim is to reduce the average length of stay for trucks on Bunschotenweg by approx. 50%.
The new quay also offers more possibilities for combining full and empty containers. This is particularly important for inland shipping to and from the Maasvlakte. Trucks can save an average forty-five minutes if they have to make one less stop.
It is the aim of United Waalhaven Terminal and its shareholders, the Waalhaven Group and the ECB Group, to offer sustainable solutions in the field of modal shift and empty container logistics. The increase in capacity provides the shipping companies and lease companies, as clients of UWT, with more options for keeping empty containers more closely available to the shippers. Ultimately, this yields savings in terms of road kilometres, environmental pollution, time and money.
