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C O L O P H O N

Contents

03 Leading in logistics

05 Corus develops greener blast funaces

07 The future of distribution

08 A logistic boost for Amsterdam Seaports

10 Greenmills gears up for the future

12 All-weather terminal makes ideal intermodal hub

13 All you need to know about logistics

14 The ideal hub for inland shipping

15 Amsterdam Seaports strengthens a dominant position

as frozen fish port

16 Nothing goes to waste at Amsterdam Seaports

Advertisers

04 AYOP

06 KVSA

19 Oiltanking Amsterdam

19 Sea Cargo A/S

20 Sitos

06 STS

19 Waterland Terminal

Coverphoto: In January the covered Waterland Terminal in Amsterdam welcomed its largest visitor since opening in 1998. The coaster Carina was transporting a cargo of zinc to Amster-dam. Owned by the Swedish company Österströms, she is 122 metres long, 19 metres wide and has a capacity of 7562 dwt. Carina will dock at the Waterland Terminal once a fortnight and transport containers on the return leg. (Photo by Martin Hendriksen)

AmsterdAm seAPOrtsPublisher: Amsterdam Ports Association

Contributors: Bart Stam (chief editor), Noor Backers, Jan van den Berg, Helen Hill, Pieter van Hove, Rob Schoemaker.

Photos: Dick van den Berg, Martin Hendriksen, Ed Seeder, Reinder Weidijk and others.

Translation: Writewell: Andrew Rogers, Akke Pinkster

Advertising:Joris van der Hoek,De Ruijterkade 7, 1013 AA AmsterdamTelephone + 31 20-6273706Mobile phone +31 6-41842210Fax: + 31-20-6264969E-mail: [email protected]: www.amports.nl

Important addresses:

Amsterdam Ports AssociationManaging director: Wim RuijghDe Ruijterkade 7, 1033 AA AmsterdamTelephone: +31 20-627 37 06Fax: 31+020-626 49 69E-mail: [email protected]: www.amports.nl

Port of AmsterdamP.O. Box 194061000 GK AmsterdamTelephone: (0)20-5234500Fax: +31 20-6209821Ships movements information:Telephone: +31 20-6221515Website: www.portofamsterdam.nl

Port representatives abroad USA Jacob Willemsen (New York)+1 - 212 - 681 [email protected] Roy Wansik (Houston)+1 - 713 - 964 [email protected] Mannes Boelen +31 - 6 - 53 391 [email protected] Stella Shao (Shanghai)+86-216 - 288 [email protected]

Port of BeverwijkNoorderkade 1, 1948 NR BeverwijkTelephone: +31 251-224750Fax: +31 251-214050E-mail: [email protected]: www.beverwijk.nl

Zeehaven IJmuiden NVHalkade 4, P.O. Box 5411970 AM IJmuidenTelephone: +31 255-547000Fax: +31 255-547060E-mail: [email protected]: www.zeehaven.nl

Port of ZaanstadWestkade 2, 1506 BA ZaandamTelephone: +31 75-6816888Fax: +31 75-6816799E-mail: [email protected]: www.zaanstad.nl

Business Association ORAMDe Ruijterkade 71013 AA AmsterdamTelephone: +31 20-6222111Fax: +31 20-6203133E-mail: [email protected]: www.oram.nl

Chamber of Commerce AmsterdamDe Ruijterkade 5, 1013 AA AmsterdamTelephone: +31 20-5314000Fax: +31 20-5314699E-mail: [email protected]: www.amsterdam.kvk.nl

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Contents

2 Amsterdam Seaports No. 1 2010 www.amports.nl

AmsterdAm seAPOrtsPublisher: Amsterdam Ports Association

Contributors: Bart Stam (chief editor), Noor Backers, Jan van den Berg, Helen Hill, Pieter van Hove, Rob Schoemaker.

Photos: Dick van den Berg, Martin Hendriksen, Ed Seeder, Reinder Weidijk and others.

Translation: Writewell: Andrew Rogers, Akke Pinkster

Advertising:Joris van der Hoek,De Ruijterkade 7, 1013 AA AmsterdamTelephone + 31 20-6273706Mobile phone +31 6-41842210Fax: + 31-20-6264969E-mail: [email protected]: www.amports.nl

Important addresses:

Amsterdam Ports AssociationManaging director: Wim RuijghDe Ruijterkade 7, 1033 AA AmsterdamTelephone: +31 20-627 37 06Fax: 31+020-626 49 69E-mail: [email protected]: www.amports.nl

Port of AmsterdamP.O. Box 194061000 GK AmsterdamTelephone: (0)20-5234500Fax: +31 20-6209821Ships movements information:Telephone: +31 20-6221515Website: www.portofamsterdam.nl

Port representatives abroad USA Jacob Willemsen (New York)+1 - 212 - 681 [email protected] Roy Wansik (Houston)+1 - 713 - 964 [email protected] Mannes Boelen +31 - 6 - 53 391 [email protected] Stella Shao (Shanghai)+86-216 - 288 [email protected]

Port of BeverwijkNoorderkade 1, 1948 NR BeverwijkTelephone: +31 251-224750Fax: +31 251-214050E-mail: [email protected]: www.beverwijk.nl

Zeehaven IJmuiden NVHalkade 4, P.O. Box 5411970 AM IJmuidenTelephone: +31 255-547000Fax: +31 255-547060E-mail: [email protected]: www.zeehaven.nl

Port of ZaanstadWestkade 2, 1506 BA ZaandamTelephone: +31 75-6816888Fax: +31 75-6816799E-mail: [email protected]: www.zaanstad.nl

Business Association ORAMDe Ruijterkade 71013 AA AmsterdamTelephone: +31 20-6222111Fax: +31 20-6203133E-mail: [email protected]: www.oram.nl

Chamber of Commerce AmsterdamDe Ruijterkade 5, 1013 AA AmsterdamTelephone: +31 20-5314000Fax: +31 20-5314699E-mail: [email protected]: www.amsterdam.kvk.nl

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03 Leading in logistics

05 Corus develops greener blast funaces

07 The future of distribution

08 A logistic boost for Amsterdam Seaports

10 Greenmills gears up for the future

12 All-weather terminal makes ideal intermodal hub

13 All you need to know about logistics 14 Why Amsterdam is the ideal hub for inland shipping

15 IJmuiden’s dominant position as frozen fish port

16 Nothing goes to waste at Amsterdam Seaports

Advertisers

04 AYOP

06 KVSA

19 Oiltanking Amsterdam

19 Sea Cargo A/S

20 Sitos

06 STS

19 Waterland Terminal

Coverphoto: In January the covered Waterland Terminal in Amsterdam welcomed its largest visitor since opening in 1998. The coaster Carina was transporting a cargo of zinc to Amster-dam. Owned by the Swedish company Österströms, she is 122 metres long, 19 metres wide and has a capacity of 7562 dwt. Carina will dock at the Waterland Terminal once a fortnight and transport containers on the return leg. (Photo by Martin Hendriksen)

A M P O R T S

Leading in logistics

Amsterdam Seaports can consider itself fortunate to have such

excellent logistical connections with the North Sea Canal. And this

is why the announcement in late 2009 by the Dutch Minister of

Transport that the government will cooperate in the construction

of a new sea lock in IJmuiden is such good news. IJmuiden is the

gateway to Amsterdam Seaports and they will be accessible to

the largest bulk carriers, container and cruise vessels from 2016

onwards.

Other modalities will also benefit enormously from the new sea

lock. The higher the number of seagoing vessels that reach the

port of Amsterdam, the greater the amount of goods that will

require transhipment on inland vessels, goods trains and trucks.

Goods transport by train and road is also the subject of various

positive developments. The construction of a new motorway

between Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and Amsterdam Seaports

was started in mid 2009 (see pages 8 and 9). When this project is

finished in 2013, the large terminals and stevedores will be able to

distribute their goods in a much faster and more efficient way as

trucks avoid the busy Amsterdam ring road.

Last year also saw The Port of Amsterdam and ProRail (manager

of the Dutch rail network) give a green light to modernising

the cargo tracks in the Amsterdam ports. In a project costing 95

million euros, large terminals such as EDF Rietlanden and Vopak

will be connected to the train network. The two parties will also

considerably increase the number of tracks and electrify them.

The overall result will be a significant improvement that connects

Amsterdam Seaports to the main routes in Germany, Belgium,

Austria, Switzerland and Italy.

Finally, I would like to draw your attention to Corus in IJmuiden

as an international leader in logistics (read more on page 13). The

steel company utilises all modalities for its supply of raw materials

and the transportation of semi-manufactured and end products.

As a result, it has developed into a European knowledge centre

for its clients in the field of distribution logistics. With this level of

expertise, Amsterdam Seaports is more than ready to take on the

international competition.

Michiel A. Wijsmuller, chairman Amports

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Located some 30 kilometres west of

Amsterdam, IJmuiden will be home to

Corus’ experimental installation that

may well signal a breakthrough in the

manufacturing of pig iron. The costs of

the plant are around 20 million euro, 25

percent of which will be funded by the

Dutch ministry of Economic Affairs. The

installation will have a capacity of 60,000

tonnes per year and should be ready by

the end of this year.

COMBINING teChNOLOGIeS

The new technique is known as HIsarna,

a combination of HIsmelt and Isarna (the

two technologies upon which the new

process is based). It is a result of the Ulcos

(Ultra-Low CO2 Steelmaking) research

programme, run by a European consortium

of 48 steel companies and 15 research

institutes.

“HIsarna combines two technologies,”

explains Koen Meijer, a scientist at Corus.

“The first is the melting down of fine ore

in a cyclone oven developed by Corus in

IJmuiden.”

This process is called Isarna, the Celtic word

for iron. In development since the 1980s,

the Isarna process consists of melting iron

ore and blasting it into the blast furnace as

a powder. Added oxygen ensures that the

powder forms a cyclone in the oven.

The second new technology is using

unprocessed coal and ore, Meijer explains.

“We no longer need to make ore sinters or

pellets, nor do we need to produce cokes.

This results in energy savings of around 20

percent.”

The melted iron ore settles at the bottom

The HIsarna installation no longer

requires cokes. Over recent years steel

companies such as Corus have already

considerably reduced the use of cokes by

injecting powdered coal and other fuels

into blast furnaces. This is an important

development, as coke production uses

a lot of energy and is harmful to the

environment. Blast furnaces, however, do

still require some cokes as they are an

essential part of the chemical reaction.

The end product of the HIsarna process

is pig iron, very similar to the product

of current blast furnaces, although

with a slightly lower silicon level.

Corus plans to use the test installation to

carry out extensive testing in cooperation

with all partners in the Ulcos project until

2012.

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of the blast furnace to end up in a bath of

melted iron and ore, where it is reduced

to pig iron. Corus then preheats the coal

outside the oven before adding it to the

mixture of ore and pig iron. The added

coal combusts thanks to the injection of

pure oxygen. Not all gases created in the

blast furnace burn down, however. Corus

captures the CO2 and hydrogen in order to

lead them back to the combustion process,

resulting in the use of less coal and other

fuels.

NO MORe COkeS

Because the combustion process uses

oxygen instead of hot blasts, the flue gases

are not rarefied with nitrogen, making it

relatively easy to capture the concentrated

CO2. Through this process HIsarna can

reduce carbon emissions by at least half

compared to current technologies, partly

due to fuel reduction, partly due to CO2

capture and storage.

I N N O V A T I O N

Corus develops greener blast furnacesThe production of steel requires a great deal of energy and Corus has been teaming up with other European steel companies to tackle this issue. Now the steel producer has announced plans for a test plant in IJmuiden, part of Amsterdam Seaports.

The new HIsarna installation will emit 50 percent less CO2 than the current blast furnace process

The Felison Terminal is located in the port of IJmuiden. Convenient for Amsterdam and Schiphol International Airport, IJmuiden has excellent road and inland waterwayconnections. The Felison Terminal berths are located on the seaward side of the locks,and at the entrance of the Amsterdam North Sea Canal, Gateway to the Netherlands.

The Terminal has two specialist RO-RO berths:Quay No.2 is located in the Fishery Harbour at the south side of the Felison passenger terminal. Ships up to a length of 200 meters and of up to 6.5 metersdraught can dock at the ro-ro bridge.

Quay No.3 is located in the IJmond Harbour. This new facility has been specificallydesigned to ensure the rapid and efficient loading and unloading of sea-goingships. Vessels up to 240 meters in length and up to 10 meters draught can behandled at this berth.

Additional features of the Felison Terminal include:• 24 hour service, 365 days a year • A high-quality parking and storage area (18,000 m2)

equipped with closed-circuit TV security systems.• Dedicated and strengthened paved storage areas for high-grade

and heavy cargo• ISPS certified• Dedicated, qualified staff• High quality terminal equipment• Extensive covered and open storage is available on and adjacent

to the port area. Cold store capacity is also available in the port.

KVSA, owner and operatorThe Felison Terminal is owned and operated by KVSA (Royal United ShipAgencies). KVSA, founded in 1876, is one of The Netherlands’ leading service providers to the maritime industry. The word “Royal” was added to the company’s name in recognition of the quality of service provided to customers for more than 130 years.

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The keys to the new 18,000 m² distribution

centre were officially handed over to Ter

Haak Logistics on New Years Day. Atlas

Park is a mere stone’s throw from the Ter

Haak Group’s own deep-sea, short-sea,

barge and rail terminal and head office in

the ‘Amerikahaven’ (America harbour) area

of Amsterdam. Eighteen ten-metre-high

loading docks, a

2000 m² mezzanine (an intermediate floor

for added value activities), an office area

and 33,000 pallet places are among the

highlights of the new centre.

“In the current economic situation this can

be seen as an anti-cyclical investment,”

says Jeroen Ploeger, general manager

at Ter Haak Logistics, with a wry smile.

“While it is fair to say that the clients are

not exactly queuing up, we are convinced

of the enormous potential of the location

and are currently holding talks with many

candidates.” By potential Ploeger means

not only the excellent position close to

the North Sea Canal and Amsterdam

Schiphol Airport, but also the major

investments that the Dutch government

is making in hinterland connections over

the coming years. Ploeger: “The recent

announcement of a new sea lock in

IJmuiden by the Minister of Transport was

a huge psychological boost for investors in

this region.”

AeO StAtUS

“There is more to hinterland connections

than physical routes alone,” emphasises

Ploeger. “They also involve the customs

authorities. Amsterdam Container

Terminals (ACT) is a good example. With

both ACT and Ter Haak Logistics achieving

AEO (Authorised Economic Operator)

(3PL) activities that Ter Haak Logistics

carries out for Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks.

In Almere, a fast-growing city north-east

of Amsterdam, Ter Haak Logistics has

established a distribution centre adjacent

to the Mitsubishi factory measuring some

12,000 square metres. The company takes

care of the supply of Mitsubishi parts and

is also responsible for the distribution of

fork-lift trucks throughout Europe, West

Africa, Asia and North America.

LONG-LAStING ReLAtIONShIPS

Ploeger summarises the Ter Haak Group

strategy as revolving around growth

based on long-lasting relationships with

clients. “While one-stop shopping is very

attractive for many clients it is by no

means a necessity,” concludes Ploeger.

“The most crucial thing is to discover

exactly which services a client requires

and by whom. And in this respect too the

benefits of having such logistical quality in

the port of Amsterdam are obvious.”

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status in 2009, containers can be directly

and quickly transported by inland vessels

from Rotterdam to our distribution centre.

The quality of the hinterland connections

from Amsterdam by inland shipping, rail or

road is so competitive that we can cover

the whole of Europe.”

MAxIMUM Of tWO MONthS

The new location is especially suitable

for clients seeking medium-term storage.

“By this we mean a maximum of two

months, offering a good supplement to

the distribution centres at Amsterdam

Schiphol Airport,” explains Ploeger. “In

addition we are targeting sectors such as

spare parts for the car industry and food

products. We have been granted HCCP

hygiene certification and can provide

air-conditioned storage.” Clients also

have a choice of services, including light

assembly activities, cross docking and the

processing of return cargo.

Just how sophisticated the service offering

can be is shown by the third-party logistics

L O G I S T I C S A N d I N F R A S T R U C T U R E

NEW TER HAAK LOGISTICS CENTRE IN ATLAS PARK

The future of distributionTer Haak Logistics, a member of the Ter Haak Group, has no doubts that the market for distribution centres is set to regain its former prominence. And with the opening of a brand-new distribution cen-tre in the port of Amsterdam, this conviction is being backed up in a state-of-the-art way.

The new distribution centre has a surface area of 18,000 m²

With a total length of ten kilometres,

the new Westrandweg connects

Amsterdam’s ring road to the nearby port

area and Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.

The construction is closely related to the

development of a new second tunnel

underneath the North Sea Canal to

further relieve the traffic around the city.

The construction of the Westrandweg

is proceeding on schedule and the first

viaduct sections have already been put

in place (see photo). Along a large part

of the trajectory the road is built on a

concrete flyover at a height of 8 to 12

metres. This will ensure that vehicles on

the new arterial road are not hindered by

inland shipping, goods trains and road

traffic in the port area.

JUSt-IN-tIMe

The current traffic jams in the

Amsterdam region mainly affect

companies and their logistics suppliers

(just-in-time delivery). A good example

is cement supplier ABC Mortel, located

in Amsterdam Seaports. “All companies

in our branch will benefit from the

Westrandweg,” says Franklin den Haan of

ABC Mortel. “Not in the least because our

trucks can do more runs.”

Ernst Cooiman of Koopman Car Terminal

is also looking forward to the new

motorway connection: “We have around

eighty in and outgoing trailers a day.

No matter how well we plan, we cannot

always prevent our vehicles getting stuck

in rush hour. As the company grows,

an average of ten rush-hour minutes a

Atlas Park. Hart: “The Westrandweg

is situated only three minutes away,

ensuring an excellent connection with

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. As a

result our facilities are of added value

to the national airport as well as being

competitive in costs. The Amsterdam

investments in the field of infrastructure

have played an important part in our

own investment decisions. This also

applies to our clients, both now and in

the future.”

day per truck amounts to quite a large

amount on an annual basis.”

exCeLLeNt CONNeCtIONS

The strategic opportunities offered by

the new artery in the medium term are

substantial. David Hart of real estate

company DHG foresaw this years ago.

DHG is building a distribution centre

with six warehouses covering some

110,000 m² in the western area of the

port of Amsterdam as part of the new


NEW MOTORWAY CONNECTS AIRPORT ANd HARBOURS

A logistic boost for Amsterdam SeaportsThe ‘Westrandweg’ is a new motorway that will provide Amsterdam Seaports with a much-needed arterial road. Opening up the busy road network around the dutch capital, the motorway will connect Amsterdam Seaports with Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and improve connections with the northern Randstad region and the south of Holland.

Construction of the new motorway ‘Westrandweg’ is underway


Artist’s impression of the new motorway constructed in the Amsterdam port area at a height of 8-12 metres


“DHG is developing a niche facility

for distribution companies based on

the principle of multimodality,” Hart

continues. “We are five minutes from

the North Sea Canal with the deep-sea

terminals of Ter Haak and Amsterdam

Container Terminals (ACT).”

MULtIMOdAL SOLUtIONS

Rini Schoutsen, Senior Project Manager

at the Schiphol Area Development

Company (SADC), underlines the

importance of a well-functioning

infrastructure. In cooperation with the

Port of Amsterdam, SADC is developing

a section of the Atlas Park distribution

centre that also includes the DHG

project. “Logistically, Amsterdam Schiphol

Airport and the Amsterdam port are

coming closer together. A good road

connection is required to make the most

of multimodal solutions that include

air, rail and inland transport. Companies

with a lot of air cargo often have a lot of

shipping goods as well. The fact that the

port has an easily accessible distribution

facility is attractive to many port-bound

companies as it offers an alternative for

facilities in the south of Holland.

from the new sea lock in IJmuiden.

NORth BANk

The companies located on the north of

the North Sea Canal will also profit from

a better traffic flow. Remko Schnieders is

Director of the Regional North Sea Canal

Development Company (RON) involved

in the redevelopment of company

premises in the Amsterdam Seaports

region. “The new motorway will bring an

end to the isolated position of companies

on the north bank of the North Sea Canal,

and make this a much more attractive

business location as a result. In addition

to the new 110-hectare area in Zaanstad

(HoogTij, opposite Amsterdam Container

Terminals) with direct access to the water,

this also applies to various ‘old’ industrial

areas in Zaandam (part of Amsterdam

Seaports) which we will be restructuring.

These locations are literally situated next

to the motorway!”

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www.dhg.nl

Logistics firms with a connection to

Schiphol will benefit from shorter

distances, as anticipated by companies

such as Kintetsu and TNT Fashion.”

tO eUROPe

“We are focussing on distribution and

recently opened a 20,000 m² distribution

centre in the Atlas Park,” says Richard

ter Haak, Director and owner of the

Ter Haak Group, a leading container

terminal operator and logistics company

in Amsterdam Seaports. “New roads

such as the Westrandweg increase our

range; both to the north and south of the

Netherlands, and to Europe. Shipping,

forwarding and receiving companies

sometimes complain about the poor

connection to the road network in the

Amsterdam region compared to other

large Western European ports.

It is often the reason why they don’t

bring their business to us. Although the

construction of the new road has begun,

potential clients still tend to have a

‘seeing is believing’ approach.

” Ter Haak believes that in addition to

the expansion of the road network,

Amsterdam Seaports will also benefit


Amsterdam Seaports


GReeNMILLS GeARS UP fOR the fUtURe

Five Dutch companies (Orgaworld, Simadan Holding, Rotie,

NOBA, Tankstorage Amsterdam and Biodiesel Amsterdam) are

currently building an ultra-modern factory called Greenmills

in the Amsterdam port at a cost of over 100 million euros. The

factory’s main activity will be to produce around 100,000 tonnes

of biodiesel and over 25 million cubic metres of biogas a year

from organic waste products such as oils and frying fat by

means of refining, composting, and dry and wet fermentation.

The sustainable factory is due to open in late 2010.

With construction well underway, an increasing number of

tankers are mooring at the Hornhaven harbour in Amsterdam

Westpoort where Tankstorage Amsterdam has its own quay for

vessels with depths up to ten metres. The largest ship to visit

Greenmills so far docked on Christmas Eve 2009, the 134-metre

long, 20-metre wide tanker Chemical Marketer. Pipelines

pumped mixed fatty acids from the stainless steel storage tanks

onboard the 14,000 dwt vessel.

(photo: Ed Seeder)



Waterland Terminal has three all-weather

terminals. The third covered facility has

a 240 m long quay and opened in 2008.

Jointly owned by Waterland Director René

Finson and Amsterdam stevedoring and

logistics firm VCK, Waterland Terminal

opened a covered facility for seagoing

vessels in 1998 originally.

The Amsterdam terminal is based on a

160,000 sq m site, around 53,000 sq m

of which is covered. The facility makes

an ideal intermodal hub because it has

covered facilities for trains and trucks

as well as seagoing vessels and barges.

Waterland handles around 1.1 m tonnes

a year, with around 450 seagoing vessels,

900 barges and more than 100 car carriers

calling into the terminal. Around 60% of

the cargo is transported by barge, 10% by

rail and 30% is trucked.

Cargo can be unloaded directly on to

barges or on to rail wagons and trucks,

while being totally protected from the

weather. Weather-sensitive cargoes such

as zinc, aluminium, paper, steel, sawn

timber and wood pulp make up most of its

throughput. Waterland’s newest facility is

unique in that vessels can enter from either

end and three vessels can be handled

simultaneously with a draught of up to

12.5 m.

WOOd PULP ANd SteeL

Much of the wood pulp comes from

Spain and the steel is imported from

Turkey. Newsprint and kraftliner is also big

business, with around 2,000 tonnes coming

via rail from Germany and going to the UK

on coasters or by rail. Some 300 m of rail

track is covered. Rail wagons arrive from

Germany with paper reels, while wood

Sweden and Finland are discharged at

Waterland’s terminal.

WORkING tOGetheR WIth kOOPMAN

Waterland Terminal is ideally located for

the RoRo business and being behind the

locks is unaffected by tidal fluctuations.

Höegh Autoliners is one of its regular

customers. RoRo carriers discharging trucks

and excavators use the facility, while new

car traffic is handled by the neighbouring

terminal, Koopman Car Terminal.

At peak periods Waterland and Koopman

sometimes work together. As vessels can

therefore call at one terminal while cargo is

being unloaded at both, they do not have

to shift quay.

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pulp is exported to several destinations

in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

Aluminium and zinc are transported by rail

to Germany and France and steel arrives

from Spain and Poland by rail.

Waterland and its partner VCK also work

together to serve their zinc and aluminium

customers. Around 270,000 tonnes of

aluminium are discharged at Waterland

and 150,000 tonnes of zinc. Waterland is

responsible for LoLo and RoRo activities

while VCK focuses on RoRo.

Waterland Terminal is also situated in the

heart of the so-called ‘Wood Cluster’ in

the port. The Finnish paper and packaging

giant StoraEnso has a production plant

there and imports of sawn timber from

All-weather terminal makes ideal intermodal hubAmsterdam Seaports boasts one of the few all-weather terminals in Europe. Pioneering dutch firm Waterland has covered terminals in the heart of the port.

The 122 m coaster Carina, the largest vessel to call at Waterland Terminal to date


Even in less economically favourable

years, Corus has continued to invest

in innovation, sustainability and new

concepts. “Figuratively speaking almost

anyone can manufacture steel,” says

Janhein van den Eijnden, General Manager

Logistics and Transport at Corus IJmuiden.

“A modern steel company must therefore

excel in these three areas. This is why we are

investing in the sustainable blast furnace

technology HISarna and in a new thermal

power station of 525 MW.”

Corus IJmuiden produces high quality

steel for the automotive, construction and

packaging industries. The steel is also used

in batteries, piping, industrial vehicles,

refrigerators and cookers. Its premises cover

around 750 hectares, making Corus the

largest single corporate operation in the

Netherlands.

GLOBAL deVeLOPMeNtS

“Global developments in the steel

market have increased the complexity

and dynamics of the distribution of end

products,” Van den Eijnden continues.

“Examples include the further growth of

goods flows, the scarcity of materials, the

increased requirements of clients and the

social demands for eco-friendly logistic

activities.” Taking these issues into account,

Corus IJmuiden aims to take the lead in the

development and integration of a logistic

distribution concept. This will also enable

the company to meet the anticipated

growth in demand from 6.5 to 8 million

tonnes of steel a year.

It is clear that the ongoing optimisation of

connections. In this regard we are looking

to reduce the number of trucks used and

increase the proportion of inland vessels

and goods trains.”

tRAIN tRANSPORt

Van den Eijnden sees plenty of room for

improvement with regards to the railway

network. “Frankly, I am concerned about

the rail freight situation in Holland. I am

not talking about our own region as the

rail connections in Amsterdam Seaports

are excellent. It is the focus on and interest

in hinterland connections that could be

improved. We want to maintain the closely

knit rail network and that requires more

investments in infrastructure and the

total logistics chain, namely transhipment

companies, shipping companies and

infrastructure managers.”

kNOWLedGe CeNtRe

As a member of the Amsterdam Logistics

Board, Van den Eijnden regularly

meets with the Port of Amsterdam and

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to discuss

new logistical concepts. Personally, he

envisages Corus IJmuiden playing a central

role as a European hub for distribution

centre logistics in order to offer clients the

best possible service. “We have gained a

lot of knowledge here in IJmuiden and this

could enable us to develop into a logistic

knowledge centre for the other Corus

locations in Western Europe. Such a move

would strengthen the logistic chain and

help us achieve an ever more prominent

position in the field of distribution

logistics.”

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the logistic chain is playing a crucial role in

the relationship between Corus and both

its (raw material) suppliers and its clients.

Corus is the largest shipper in the

Netherlands and uses almost all modalities

to distribute its end products. This includes

inland vessels (31%), trucks (23%), deep

sea vessels (17%), goods trains (15%)

and short sea vessels (2%). Another two

percent is shipped in containers. “A chain

is only as strong as its weakest link,” says

Van den Eijnden. “This means that we

require optimal and sustainable hinterland

THE UNIqUE dISTRIBUTION LOGISTICS OF CORUS IJMUIdEN

All you need to know about logisticsCorus is currently producing some 6.5 million tonnes of high quality steel products a year in IJmuiden (part of Amsterdam Seaports), which is then transported to locations around the world. In order to maintain its leading position, Corus gives a high priority to its distribution logistics.

Janhein van der Eijnden, General Manager

Logistics and Transport at Corus IJmuiden


With its two barge terminals in Amsterdam

(AIT) and Rotterdam (RIT), Euro Shipping

Cargo is part of the specialist inland

shipping company Van Meegen Group,

also well known for its river cruises.

Daily barge services are operated from

Amsterdam to destinations such as

Rotterdam and Antwerp, and the company

handles up to 80,000 teu annually.

Group president Ton van Meegen believes

that Amsterdam makes an ideal container

transferium or extended gateway. He

estimates that there are around 500,000

containers in the north of the Netherlands

that need to be transferred to Belgium

and Germany, and internally in the

Netherlands, as well as those for the city of

Amsterdam itself.

“Amsterdam is ideal because it does not

suffer from the traffic jams surrounding

other ports and there is no congestion

at the barge terminals within the Port of

Amsterdam. Around 250 containers can

be moved in and out of the port smoothly

in one operation on our barges. This is far

more efficient than sending many smaller

barges to several terminals, offloading just

10 to 15 containers each time.”

thRee BARGeS

Euro Shipping Cargo operates three

barges: The 125 m Rembrandtoren,

(capacity 238 teu), 110 m Lingewaard

(208 teu) and 75 m C’est la Vie (48 teu). A

fleet of chartered vessels is also deployed

at peak times, such as during the height

of the cocoa season. The company

offers deepsea lines the same price for a

container whether destined for Rotterdam

or Antwerp, and caters for all logistics

business around Amsterdam Airport

Schiphol, which is very close to the port

area. “Hundreds of containers need to

go from Schiphol through to Dutch and

Belgian ports. Ideally, we would like to

develop an inland terminal at Schiphol as

well in the future.”

SCS Multiport is also involved in the Fresh

Corridor project that aims to develop

inland waterway routes for fresh produce.

“With the world’s largest flower auction

on the doorstep this business offers

huge potential,” adds Van Hattem. “As

new cooling techniques are developed

it is getting easier to send flowers and

vegetables via inland barge or shortsea.”

The project group is going to conduct

trials on the Northern Corridor between

Amsterdam and Rotterdam.

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www.scsmultiport.nl

needs. Containers arrive from the north

into Amsterdam by truck or by rail, and

are transferred to Euro Shipping’s barges

to continue their journey on the inland

waterways.

NeW BARGe teRMINAL

Amsterdam saw the official opening of a

brand new barge terminal, SCS Multiport

in January. Although the facility started

life focusing on barge traffic, an on-dock

rail freight link will be added in the

future and there is space for a shortsea

terminal if demand dictates. Daily barge

services operate to Rotterdam, Antwerp

and Moerdijk and SCS Multiport hopes to

start a service to Duisburg (Germany) in

the second half of 2010. The terminal can

handle inland vessels of up to 135 m long

at its 240 m quay.

Director Anton van Hattem says SCS

Multiport is targeting the container

The giant crane at the new SCS Multiport facility


Why Amsterdam is the ideal hub for inland shippingOperating a fleet of barges and trucks, Euro Shipping Cargo is convinced that Amsterdam Seaports makes an ideal intermodal hub with enormous future potential. Meanwhile, the Amsterdam port area saw the official opening of the brand new barge terminal SCS Multiport.


Aerial photo of the Middenhaven area


“IJmuiden has to continue its development

as an international transfer hub for frozen

fish,” says Peter van de Meerakker, General

Director of Zeehaven IJmuiden NV. “This is

why the 30-hectare Middenhaven area is

being adapted.” Among other things it will

become more suitable for a larger number

of refrigerated and frozen warehouses. It

will also include a permanent container

terminal for the import and transfer of

frozen fish.

LINe SeRVICe fROM NORth AMeRICA

“The supply and transport of frozen fish

in IJmuiden is becoming an increasingly

international affair,” says van Meerakker.

“An excellent example is the cooperation

between Kloosterboer and the American

Seafoods Group in Dutch Harbor, Alaska

(US). American Seafood’s fishing vessels

will be supplying Alaska Pollack, salmon,

cod and king crabs to Kloosterboer’s new

refrigerated warehouses in Dutch Harbor.

A regular, biweekly reefer service will then

transport this cargo to the refrigerated and

frozen warehouses in IJmuiden for further

distribution by truck or container to other

European destinations. Together with the

increased exports to Asia, eastern Europe

and Russia, this will eventually lead to an

expansion of the refrigerated and frozen

warehouse capacity in the Middenhaven

area.”

The transfer of frozen pelagic fish in

IJmuiden has increased by around ten

percent over recent years, and had

reached 450,000 tonnes in 2009. This

can be attributed both to Kloostervoer’s

new activities and to the takeover of

Jaczon in Scheveningen (The Hague) by

shipping company Cornelis Vrolijk’s Visserij

Maatschappij in IJmuiden, ensuring that

10,000 square metres is ideal for the new

container terminal Container Stevedoring

IJmuiden (CSY), a cooperation between

Zeehaven IJmuiden NV, the Ter Haak

Group and various fishing companies.

CSY IJmuiden will enable frozen fish to

be transported in containers on inland

vessels.

tRIPLING the NUMBeRS

“We wanted a facility for transporting

containers over water,” explains Van

de Meerakker, who is confident that

CSY IJmuiden will be a success. “Some

2,500 containers were transported from

IJmuiden last year and we aim to treble

this figure in 2010.” According to the port

director, harbours such as Amsterdam,

Rotterdam and Antwerp are easier to

reach over water than by road. Van de

Meerakker expects IJmuiden’s cargo

capacity for frozen fish to grow well

beyond the current 450,000 tonnes a year.

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more deep sea trawlers use IJmuiden as

their home base.

The IJmuiden port authorities have been

looking to revitalise the western part

of the Middenhaven area for years (see

photo). Initially it had difficulty finding

sufficient subsidy funds, but in early 2009

the regional governments decided to

proceed with the project. Several months

later the Dutch national government also

made funds available in response to the

economic crisis.

PhASed ReNOVAtION

The renovation of the Middenhaven area

will take several years and is divided into

various phases. First the main access

roads will be improved and a new sewage

system installed. The next phase includes

the renovation of the 440-metre quay

(2x200 metres) in the Haringhaven, which

is necessary due to the fact that the

current quay is unsuitable for loading and

unloading packaged fish. A vacant lot of

T H E M A N A A M

IJmuiden’s dominant position as frozen fish portFor many years IJmuiden, part of Amsterdam Seaports, has been the world’s largest port for frozen fish, and the local port authority (Zeehaven IJmuiden NV) aims to maintain and expand this position. An important step in the expansion plans is the renovation of the so-called ‘Middenhaven area’.


R E C Y C L I N G


PAPER, GLASS, METAL, CONSTRUCTION ANd dEMOLITION WASTE

Nothing goes to waste at Amsterdam Seaports

“There is a very strong recycling cluster

in Amsterdam Seaports,” says James

Hallworth, commercial manager bulk

logistics at the Port of Amsterdam.

“Compared to other major European

seaports we have an incredibly diverse

range of companies that are active with

innovative forms of recycling. Every

conceivable waste product is catered for,

ranging from glass, paper and building &

demolition waste to metals and medical

waste.”

Why the port industry is so active

in recycling is easy to explain, says

Hallworth. “An increasing number of

companies aim for sustainability from

a social perspective, while others see

waste products as a commodity in their

own right. Either motive is fine with

us as long as it results in recycling.”

Hallworth does not think that the current

economic climate is necessarily bad for

the recycling business. “When companies

start making cuts, they usually start

with personnel and stock reduction.

Next they look at ways to optimise their

company processes. Recycling is seen

as interesting because of the potential

profits to be made from the sale of waste

products.”

Although Amsterdam Seaports is a

leader in the recycling sector, Hallworth

still sees further opportunities. “I think

that the total volume could be doubled.

The major advantage is that the port is

much more compact than Rotterdam or

Shanghai, for example.”

MARItIMe WASte

MAIN (Maritime Waste Collection

Netherlands) in the port of Amsterdam

is specialised in the collection and

processing of maritime waste. It took

over the Amsterdam port collection

installation for maritime waste in 2003.

“Since then we have invested a great

deal of time, money and energy into the

modernisation and expansion of our

facilities, fleet and services,” explains

Director Theo Smit. In recent years MAIN

has built eight new fuel tanks with a total

storage capacity of 58,000 m³ as well as

new quays for bunker vessels. MAIN also

purchased five new collection barges

(capacity 150 tonnes), two double-walled

vessels (300 tonnes) and a storage and

transport vessel (970 tonnes).

The port collection installation

is intended for the processing of

(petrochemical) waste products from

seagoing, fishing and inland vessels. This

includes bilge water (seepage from the

propeller), waste water, oil and water

sludge (a diluted residual product from

the tanks) and small hazardous waste

such as paint tins, oil filters and cleaning

rags. After various purification phases,

the oil is made suitable as a secondary

fuel or a base product in the tar, pitch

and asphalt industry.

BUILdING ANd deMOLItION WASte

PARO and Beelen are two major players

in Amsterdam Seaports when it comes to

construction and demolition waste. “Only

a small percentage of this waste cannot

be used for recycling,” says Director of

Beelen Amsterdam, Richard Heimering.

“While plaster, asbestos, glass wool and

mineral wool as well as certain roofing

material is still transported to refuse tips,

all other waste materials are reused as

secondary raw materials in the building

sector and road construction.”

Because large demolition projects result

Amsterdam Seaports is an international pioneer when it comes to recycling. A specialised proces-sing company is on hand for virtually every type of waste, including glass, paper, metals, construction & demolition waste and even car tyres.

Aerial photo of Cargill’s soy factory in the port of Amsterdam


in considerable amounts of waste, both

processing plants chose a location on the

waterfront. Beelen has had a loading and

unloading quay on the North Sea Canal

since May 2008, while PARO has been

situated on the water since 2006. PARO

Director Gerard Putman: “It is a major

advantage with respect to the supply of

materials from demolition projects and

the transit to concrete plants or asphalt

factories. We also receive many primary

raw materials by boat.”

eLeCtRICIty fROM SOyBeAN POdS

Another interesting test installation

is located at Cargill. The foodstuffs

company recently started a unit for

soybean pods, a by-product from the

nearby soy factory left over from the

production of semi-manufactured food

products.

If the installation meets expectations,

Cargill plans to build a large unit in two

years that can also convert soy and cocoa

beans, sunflower seeds, rape, wheat

and maize into heat and electricity. “A

full-scale installation could improve our

total energy-efficiency by 50 percent,”

says Chris Velzeboer, Energy Coordinator

at Cargill Amsterdam.

MARket LeAdeR IN CAR tyReS

A genuine niche player in the port of

Amsterdam is the company Granuband,

which mainly processes car tyres in

addition to tyres from aircraft and

bicycles. “We also receive other rubber

products, such as conveyor belts and

hay clamps,” adds Director and owner

Maarten van Randeraat. Dutch farmers

use hay clamps to weigh down hay when

covering it.

Granuband has a market share of sixty

percent of all Dutch car tyres, which

amounts to 3.5 million tyres, or 25,000

tonnes a year. Car tyres with sufficient

tread remaining are transported to

Africa and other places, while the rest

are processed into shreds or large flakes.

Granuband personnel then remove the

remaining steel and textile fractions,

grinding the rest to granulate before

pulverising it to the desired size. The

end result is used for products such as

rubber tiles for playgrounds, balconies

and terraces. Another potential market is

applications in asphalt and synthetic turf

systems.

Granuband is currently developing a

new type of rubber granulate, in which

the so-called cross-links between the

rubber molecules remain intact. “Within

three years it would allow us to develop

a top-quality raw material for the tyre

industry,” says Van Randeraat.

SCRAP ANALySIS

Amsterdam Seaports also has several

specialised companies in the field of

metal recycling. HKS Scrap Metals in

the port of Amsterdam has a unique

installation that can analyse the exact

compound of alloys in scrap. The

company has a kilometre-long quay for

mooring vessels up to 45,000 tonnes.

Koster Metalen in Beverwijk (part

of Amsterdam Seaports) is also an

important metal recycling company.

“In addition to collecting metal, we

also purchase it from national and

international dealers,” says Director Bart

Burghout. “Exports in bulk and containers

are sent via our own terminals to Spain

and Turkey as well as India and the Far

East. We also supply Corus.”

Picturesque shot of the AEB plant, which generates heat and electricity from household waste

Loading a deep-sea vessel with 30,000 tonnes of scrap at HKS Scrap Metals


BIOdIeSeL ANd BIOGAS

A fascinating example of recycling is the

Greenmills biogas and biodiesel plant,

which will start operating in late 2010. This

plant will produce around 100,000 tonnes

of biodiesel and over 25 million m³ of

biogas from organic waste. Greenmills is a

partnership between five companies.

The plant will be using vegetable, fruit

and garden waste (GFT) and other

biodegradable waste materials as raw

material for biogas. These products serve

as fuel for the nearby Orgaworld thermal

power station, one of the five partners

involved. The composition of the biogas is

similar to that of natural gas.

Biodiesel Amsterdam, a second participant,

will be producing 100,000 tonnes of diesel

oil a year. This environmentally-friendly

fuel will mainly be transported from

the plant using inland tankers.

heAt fROM WASte

Afval Energie Bedrijf (AEB) in the port

of Amsterdam is a modern plant that

produces electricity and heat from the

incineration of 1.4 million tonnes of

household refuse. Since 2007, AEB has a

high-efficiency plant (HR) that produces

nearly 900,000 megawatt hours a year as

well as having an electrical output of over

30 percent, the highest in the world. Part

of the energy goes to private companies,

while the rest goes to public facilities in

Amsterdam, such as public transport, city

lighting and the Amsterdam city hall/

music theatre. Additionally some 15,000

households in Amsterdam West benefit

from the residual heat from the plant via

the district heating network.

The cooperation between the plant and

its neighbour, a large sewage plant, is of

particular interest. The heat produced

from the processing of sewage sludge

is converted into electricity by means of

biogas engines. In return, AEB supplies the

sewage plant with residual heat, resulting

in CO2 savings of around 600,000 tonnes

a year. The plant also produces bottom

ash and ferrous and non-ferrous metals

that are used in scrap. The bottom ash is a

much used product in road construction.

CLeANeR CANALS

Amsterdam Seaports also houses several

all-round waste processing companies,

including SITA which is mainly involved in

the transhipment of waste in Amsterdam.

Its competitor Van Gansewinkel has a

special storage and transhipment facility in

the port of Amsterdam. “This is where we

dewater waste oil and other oil-containing

liquids that we collect,” explains Regional

Director Jan Verheij. “From Amsterdam

we transport most of these bulk flows by

vessel to other destinations for further

processing.”

Icova has its own 50-metre loading and

unloading quay. The company has been

working closely with the local boatmen

since 1998 within the framework of the

Marpol convention. This obliges seagoing

vessels to deliver their household waste

and other residual products (Annex-V) at

the port of arrival.

The cooperation between Icova and the

boatmen resulted in the Mokum Mariteam

project, which is aiming to establish an

environmentally-friendly and closely

knit distribution system on the canals in

the city centre. The project has already

resulted in the City Supplier, a 20-metre

vessel with clean electro engines. The

vessel will transport building materials,

laundry items, and bar & restaurant

supplies as well as return goods (waste

and residual products) through the canals.

A hydraulic onboard crane brings the

goods on board. “The official presentation

will take place during the large nautical

event SAIL 2010 in August,” concludes Cor

Gerritsen, Commercial Director of Icova.

Artist’s impression of the new City Supplier, designed to distribute goods in Amsterdam city centre

Construction and demolitian waste processing at PARO in the port of Amsterdam

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