Container Transferium Rotterdam: An innovative logistic concept

Container Transferium Rotterdam: An innovative logistic concept

van Schuylenburg, M. (m.van.schuylenburg@portofRotterdam.com) (Port of Rotterdam)
Borsodi, L. (L.borsodi@portofRotterdam.com) (Port of Rotterdam)

2010-06-22

The competitive position of the Port of Rotterdam (PoR) not only depends on its location and ability to service the largest sea going vessels, but more and more on its connections with the hinterland. However the accessibility of the port by road is endangered by the ever increasing congestion. Although most of the congestion is caused by commuters in the rush hours, the continuing growth in container traffic in the PoR is also contributing to the traffic jams on the port highway. Congestion on the main access road A15 to the port and at the sea terminals result in longer transport times and more important, an unreliable delivery of the cargo. A Container Transferium situated in the direct hinterland of the PoR is a new logistic concept which allows for large numbers of containers to be transferred by inland vessels in a single movement from the sea terminals at the Maasvlakte (port and industrial area situated in the west of the port of Rotterdam) to the Transferium and vice versa. The Transferium can lead to an improved reliability thanks to a better planning of the inland ships or barges, and a better handling of the trucks, which have no longer to deal with traffic-jams en route to sea terminals and waiting times on the sea terminals. The improved reliability and time-saving for trucks is very important and helps to justify the costs of the extra handling at the Container Transferium. The paper evaluates the potential of this new hinterland transport concept for PoR and the process from idea to realization. After discussing the current situation in the PoR in more detail; the Container Transferium is presented discussing the general ideas, different type of operations, possible terminal locations and layout. The paper includes the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats of the Container Transferium concept and finalizes with the conclusions.

container logistics
container transferium

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(c) 2010 van Schuylenburg, M.; Borsodi, L.