Expansion of Broekman DistriPort

The Port of Rotterdam Authority has commenced work on expanding the infrastructure of Broekman DistriPort at the Brittanniëhaven in the Botlek area. This will double the terminal’s capacity, in phases, to around 3 million tonnes of steel, iron, metals and project cargo a year. This will involve an investment of approximately €13 million by the Port Authority.

Construction
At the moment, contractor Kraaijenveld is busy extending the sea quay by 120 metres on the eastern side of the terminal. As a result, there will be a – second – berth available from November 2009, with a length of 243 metres and a depth of 12.65 metres, for vessel of up to 50,000 DWT. The site behind has already been developed. Starting at the end of this year, the westerly quay will also be extended. This work will be completed in March 2010.

Broekman DistriPort
Broekman DistriPort currently has a surface area in the region of 20 hectares, including 35,000 m2 of covered storage. Over 13,000 m2 of this consists of the all-weather terminal for transshipment into/from vessels of up to 9,000 dwt under cover and temperature-controlled storage for high-grade steel products. The quay has a length of 540 metres, 75 metres of which is covered. Here, there is also room for a freight barge, for ship to ship transfer with sea-going vessels. The terminal has a dual-track rail link stretching 900 metres, 150 metres of which is covered.

Important clients are the Finnish steel producer Rautaruukki. Also steel products and other metals are handled for Pacorini, Corus, ThyssenKrupp and Lensveld.

(Source: Transport Weekly)