Annual Report 2006

100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Leased out land Port of Amsterdam (area in ha)
Total land leased out Total of re-acquisition/restructuring
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006
great
demand
for land
The amount of land leased out by
the Port of Amsterdam has risen
sharply. Over the past 10 years, the
annual average was 25 hectares.
In 2006, the Port gave out 80
hectares. Important deals were
the lease of 28.7 hectares to LBH/
Rietlanden (for a coal terminal);
13.6 hectares to Handelsveem;
6.5 hectares to Oiltanking; as
well as 9 hectares to Greenmills
(which is establishing itself here).
The quantity of land to be allocated
to companies in 2007 is expected
to be substantial. On top
of this, in 2006, a declaration of
intent was signed with Vopak – the
world's largest oil storage company.
Vopak intends to set up
shop on a 35-hectare site in the
Afrikahaven.
atlaspark
The Ceres Paragon terminal is a
strong magnet for logistics providers,
as all the goods in the
containers need to be distributed
to the hinterland.
Just behind the container terminal,
the Port of Amsterdam has
developed Atlaspark – a new
110-hectare distribution area
geared toward container-related
logistics companies. The
logistics sector has caught on
to the opportunities offered by
Atlaspark, as became clear, for
example, at the logistics trade
fair Logistica in 2006. A great
many companies showed interest
in setting up operations
here. Atlaspark is nearby the
container terminal and Schiphol
Airport (even more so when in
2012 a major road, the
Westrandweg, will be completed).
This reduces transport costs
and thus enhances the competitive
strength of regional
companies.
In May 2006, Christian Salvesen –
one of Europe’s biggest logistics
providers – was the first to move
to Atlaspark. Here the company
opened a new distribution center
on a site covering an area of
14,000 square meters. In 2006,
the Port reached an advanced
agreement with property developer
David Hart Vastgoed,
which will construct a 100,000square
meter distribution center
in Atlaspark to be used by other
companies. The contract will be
signed in the beginning of 2007.
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new port
sections
The Port of Amsterdam reached
a milestone in 2006, when LBH/
Rietlanden opened its new coal
terminal in the newly built
Afrikahaven, thereby marking
the official launch of this new
port section.
The bigger concentration of
companies in the Afrikahaven
and Amerikahaven has created a
need for more berths for barges
and coasters. For this purpose,
in 2006, the Port of Amsterdam
built three new port sections.
May 2006 saw the opening of the
Texashaven, which lies in the western
part of the Amerikahaven.
Among other reasons, the
Texashaven was built for Oil-
tanking, which was expanding
its operations. In October 2006,
the Madagascarhaven (at the
end of the Afrikahaven) became
operational for the benefit of
barges visiting the new inlandwaterway
container terminal
that is part of the multimodal
transport terminal Westpoint.
The Zanzibarhaven – a new side
port in the western part of the
Afrikahaven – is being constructed
to accommodate the new
coal terminal for LBH/Rietlanden.
The Zanzibarhaven now serves a
maximum of ten barges and
coasters at the same time. Also,
a 675-meter-long quay for seagoing
vessels was built in the
Afrikahaven.