Vital port
To maintain the vitality of the Rotterdam port industry, investment in its conservation and renewal is essential. In the long term, the port will need to be prepared for the transition from a linear, fossil fuel-based economy to a circular biofuel-based economy. An economy in which materials and raw materials from vegetable-based origins are created and renewable organic sources are recycled for as long as possible whilst maintaining their quality. The Botlek is able to play a key role in this transition.
Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have joined forces in the deepening of the Nieuwe Waterweg and the Botlek. Together, they are working on optimum accessibility to the Rotterdam port area, sustainable development of the port and raising the quality level of the waterway network.