The Amsterdam Ports consist of the ports of IJmuiden, Beverwijk,
Zaanstad and Amsterdam. The Amsterdam Ports are
characterised by being:
- a favourable geographical location, near by the sea, good
links to the hinterland, and proximity to the Schiphol airport.
- being an industrial harbour in which much of the transferred
goods are processed in semi-finished and finished products.
- an European distribution centre.
- a part of a dynamic city with an important financial centre
and an international business and working climate.
Infrastructure & connections
The Amsterdam Ports have an up to date infrastructure with
excellent road, rail and water links to the Europeanhinterland.
The internationally acclaimed Schiphol airport with more than
200 international destinations, is situated within 20 minutes
by road from the port. Amsterdam's Schiphol airport is one
of the five largest airports for cargo in Europe.
The international market is almost wholly designed for keeping
limited stocks and combining this with production on order.
This requires a streamlined logistics and an excellent distribution
infrastructure. The more so as goods transshipment is growing
strongly and the increased employment opportunities create
more intensive commuter traffic. In order to prevent overcrowding,
it is of vital importance that infrastructure keeps pace with
economic developments. Therefore work is under way on new
infrastructure but also on at promoting intermodal transport
to reduce the traffic burden on the roads.
Cargo Transshipment
Total transshipment in the Amsterdam
Port in 2001 (million tonnes)
| Dry bulk |
|
Coal
Ore
Grain
Oil seeds
Fodder
Fertiliser
Sand, gravel, minerals |
| Wet bulk |
16,078 |
Crude oil
Oil products
Gas |
| Containers |
0,723 |
(35.175 teu) |
| Roll-on, Roll-off |
0,727 |
Passenger cars
trucks |
| Other goods |
5,191 |
Forest and wood
Steel
Cocoa (largest cocoa harbour in the world)
Potatoes (largest potato harbour in the world)
fish |
| Total |
68,324 |
|
Goods transferred during the past 6
years (million tonnes)
| |
total |
imported |
exported |
| 1996 |
54 748 |
43 590 |
11 158 |
| 1997 |
56 505 |
45 393 |
11 112 |
| 1998 |
55 808 |
46 352 |
9 457 |
| 1999 |
56 127 |
45 186 |
10 941 |
| 2000 |
63 919 |
51 692 |
12 227 |
| 2001 |
68 324 |
54 437 |
13 887 |
Transfers in Hamburg - Le Havre Range
2001 (million tonnes)
| Rotterdam |
34 % |
314.7 |
| Antwerp |
15 % |
130.1 |
| Hamburg |
10 % |
92.4 |
| Le Havre |
8 % |
69.5 |
| Amsterdam Ports |
8 % |
68.3 |
| Bremen |
5 % |
46.1 |
| Dunkirk |
5 % |
44.5 |
| Wilhelmshaven |
5 % |
40.9 |
| Zeebrugge |
4 % |
32.2 |
| Zeeland Seaports |
3 % |
25.5 |
| Gent |
3 % |
23.5 |
| Total |
100% |
887.7 |
|
