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Emile Hoogsteden, vice president market parties to consider actions that by air (pharmaceuticals or high-tech
containers, breakbulk and logistics, stimulate night distribution and trucking goods for example). Most cargo flows
states, “Since the terminals won’t be activities during the night.” cannot bear those higher costs for
able to help everyone at the same time, In 2020, the Port of Rotterdam transportation.”
we are also called on all parties in the moved 436.8 million tonnes of cargo The port authority is investing
logistics chain to check whether they through its 42 kilometres waterway in in infrastructure (whether physical
have any opportunities to adapt their the Netherlands. Approximately 30,000 or digital) to make sure that it can
processes in the interim. In addition, ocean-going vessels and 100,000 inland accommodate trade now and in the
these parties are urged to exchange vessels call on the port per annum. future. It believes that Asia is and
data in a timely, complete and correct Providing direct and indirect employment will remain Northwestern Europe’s
manner, allowing other partners in the to some 385,000 people and representing strongest trading partner. Although
chain to proactively anticipate changes 6.2 percent of the Netherlands’ gross its market share on the import side
as they develop. For example, while national product (GNP). is stronger than on the export side,
deep-sea terminals operate 24x7, many After an unprecedented pandemic Rotterdam has a good position for both
container recipients have different and ocean shipments facing a tough import and export flows, due to the high
business hours, but this does not apply time last year, the Suez Canal blockage number of the first port of call and last
to the opening hours of many container once again pushed certain freight port of call.
receivers. That is why we call upon the forwarders to urge their customers To make it a ‘smart port’, the port
to move into air freight. Speaking on authority is working with Awake.AI for
how ports position themselves to save digital twin. Once completed, decisions
their clients from moving into different will be based on data, less emission,
modes of transport, Hoogsteden, says, less use of space, less time, and fewer
“Maritime transport accounts for 90 people. In addition to the analogue
percent of all freight traffic. Moving this infrastructure, there is now a digital
kind of volumes to airfreight or rail is dimension - the basis consists of a
and will not be a viable option because digital map of the port. It includes
there won’t be sufficient capacity. There what are the access routes, which
are certain types of goods that have berths are available, in what sizes,
sufficient margin to be transported and which conditions are needed for

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