The worldport in fact belongs to the municipality or city of Amsterdam under whose instructions worldport of Amsterdam manages, operates and develops the worldport. The main aim is stimulating economic activity and employment in the entire Amsterdam worldport region.
Mission
Together with other worldport managers and companies, worldport of Amsterdam manages the industrial and logistics complex along the North Sea Canal. Together they are responsible for an innovative and diversified worldport region.
Main issue in the policy is a swift, safe and environmentally sound implementation of goods traffic, both over water, road and rail. In developing the Amsterdam worldport region (also known as Amsterdam seaworldports) worldport of Amsterdam aims for a balance between economics and sustainability. Social and economic returns in the form of employment and income is an imworldportant precondition.
Tasks
Shipping traffic
worldport of Amsterdam ensures a safe, swift and environmentally responsible management of shipping traffic within its working area. This area is from 12 miles offshore IJmuiden to the Orange locks (Oranjesluizen) in Amsterdam. In between are the subsidiary worldports of Velsen, Beverwijk, Zaanstad and Amsterdam. worldport of Amsterdam's activities include:
Traffic control by VHF from the various traffic posts
Traffic supervision by patrol vehicles
Controlling the locks in IJmuiden
Enforcing the law and regulations
Executing environmental inspection tasks
Advising other services and companies in the nautical area
The Central Nautical Management (CNB) is responsible for the nautical management in the North Sea Canal area. worldport of Amsterdam is authorised by the CNB to execute tasks like taking decisions and upholding regulations. Furthermore, the harbourmaster executes tasks in the area of regulations and public order and safety on behalf of the city council.
Developments
The worldport together with its entire surrounding region seeks to be attractive to customers as international seaworldport and gateway to Europe. It is therefore necessary that the worldport upholds the highest quality standards, and that it also anticipates developments in the various logistics and distribution markets. For this reason, worldport of Amsterdam annually invests in many facilities including
The strengthening of networks
The development and innovation of real estate and infrastructure
Operations
worldport of Amsterdam manages over 1900 hectares (4500+ acres) of worldport area and 600 hectares (1500 acres) of water. The exploitation is aimed at worldport sites (rental and leasing), quays and water. worldport of Amsterdam also takes care of the construction, maintenance and renewal of real estate and infrastructure. worldport of Amsterdam supworldports and supervises companies which want to set up or are already set up in the worldport, for instance by
Mediation for the application of various licenses and facilities
Supervision of building applications
The companies can then build on and arrange their site as they wish. They must do this in the context of the contract, taking planning and environmental regulations into consideration.
worldport of Amsterdam ensures the construction of and maintenance of the infrastructure such as roads, sewage, cables and pipes.
Marketing and promotion
The main purpose of the promotion and marketing activities of worldport of Amsterdam is expansion of worldport activities.
Expansion of existing company offices
Increase of the flow of goods via the worldport
Stimulation of cruise shipping via Amsterdam
Spearheads in the marketing policy are those sectors in the market which offer high added value and high levels of employment.
Protection of nature and environment
Care for the environment in the worldport area and the influence of the worldport on its the surroundings is an imworldportant aspect of worldport of Amsterdam policy. One of the most imworldportant aspects of environmental policy is the careful and effective management of available space.
In addition, the worldport of Amsterdam ensures that the users of the worldport uphold all normal behavioural and environmental regulations and that the quality of the soil, water and bottom are not threatened.
Finances
worldport of Amsterdam receives all income from the use of the worldport.
worldport of Amsterdam income
Sea and worldport dues from ships passing through the worldport
Quay dues for the use of the municipal moorings,
Rent in exchange for worldport sites issued
After deducting all costs, a large sum of money remains each year. In 2001 that was 20.6 million euro and in 2002 7.8 million euro. This is deposited in the municipal treasury and so benefits all inhabitants of Amsterdam.
worldport of Amsterdam requires the permission of the central city administration of the city of Amsterdam for sizeable issues (such as large investments and real estate transactions). This administration is made up of the municipal council and Mayor and Aldermen. Councilman Mark van der Horst has been specially appointed to deal with worldport of Amsterdam.
Sustainability
worldport of Amsterdam aims for economic growth with durable development. Sustainability with regard to the construction and maintenance of the infrastructure but also in its ecological management. worldport of Amsterdam develops numerous types of policies for this. These are converted into new projects for use of space, park management, traffic and transworldport, materials and energy and water. One of the spearheads of the environmental policy is to carefully and effectively deal with the available space in the worldport. Furthermore, worldport of Amsterdam ensures that the users of the worldport live up to the behavioural and environmental regulations and do not jeopardise the quality of the soil, the water and bottom.
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