Dubai World Launches Rotterdam Terminal

September 13, 2015

 DP World, together with joint-venture partners APL, HMM, MOL and CMA-CGM, has officially opened the Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) terminal, providing the global supply chain with the most innovative and automated container terminal in the world.

 
The RWG terminal s able to handle the largest container vessels afloat in the most efficient and reliable way due to its innovative character, reports Gulf News.
 
The new terminal is also highly automated and currently employs 180, of which many are IT specialist due to the high level of innovation.
 
DP World Chairman, Sultan Ahmad Bin Sulayem attended the opening ceremony along with the Mayor of Rotterdam, Ahmad Aboutaleb, RWG Managing Director Ronald Lugthart, RWG Board of Directors Chairman Rob van Dijk and Port of Rotterdam Authority CEO Allard Castelein.
 
“Rotterdam World Gateway promises to provide an unrivalled level of automation and customer service and brings a new era of technology and modern efficiency in container terminal operations,” he said.
 
"The ease of connectivity between container vessels, barges, road and rail is a vision of how the future can look in our industry. With RWG, the future of container port operations promises to be cleaner, greener, safer, quicker, more inclusive and brighter. I am extremely proud that DP World and our partners are part of that future,” he added.
 
Mayor Aboutaleb of Rotterdam said: “If we, as a global port, have the ambition to remain a world player, we need outstanding companies that are ready for the future. RWG is such an organisation.”
 

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