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Focus
Port of Rotterdam

Digitalising Europe’s

largest seaport

In 2020, the Port of Rotterdam moved 436.8 million tonnes of cargo through its 42
kilometres waterway in the Netherlands. To make it a ‘smart port’, the port authority is
working with Awake.AI for digital twin. Once completed, decisions will be based on
data, less emission, less use of space, less time, and fewer people.

Shalini Nair

o guarantee the smooth When Ever Given was refloated from sea container terminals regarding
handling of cargo from the Suez Canal almost after a week, the the delivery of export containers.
ships, it is important to keep Port of Rotterdam Authority has initiated After all, the premature delivery of
Tcapacity utilisation at the proactive consultation with the relevant export containers makes unnecessary
terminals at a manageable level. Since stakeholders (shipping companies, demands on the capacity that
the ports expect an exceptionally high terminal operators, inland terminals, otherwise could be put to good use
influx of vessels and freight during a hinterland carriers) to determine how to and limits the seaward handling
certain crisis, it is important to work handle the forecast surge in incoming of import containers. In addition,
towards swift circulation, as well as an vessels as smoothly as possible. containers that arrived in Rotterdam
optimal balance between import and For example, the Port Authority were moved on from the terminals as
export flows. made agreements with the deep- quickly as possible.

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