Annual Report 2006
Annual Report 2006 Annual Report 2006
ccessibility from canal lock to hinterland Amsterdam is an important logistics hub in Europe. The Port of Port of Amsterdam 9 km Amsterdam will need to keep growing in order to remain competitive. The Port lies in the heart of the Northwestern European market and boasts excellent transport links with the hinterland. It is crucial for the Port to retain good accessibility from both the waterside and from the hinterland. The Port of Amsterdam is therefore going flat-out to safeguard good accessibility – now and in the future. noRThERn lock MIDDlE lock SoUThERn lock BUITEnhAvEn SEAPoRT IJMUIDEn
canal lock in ijmuiden As things stand today, the Port of Amsterdam relies on a single 80-year-old canal lock in the seaport of IJmuiden for 80% of the cargo it handles. To ensure good accessibility of the Port of Amsterdam, a new large canal lock in IJmuiden will have to be built. This is required to cope with the growth of the port business in Amsterdam. If left unchanged, the canal lock complex risks developing into a bottleneck for Amsterdam. Together with local authorities in the North Sea Canal Area, in 2006 the Port of Amsterdam vigorously urged Central Government to take the decision concerning the construction of a new canal lock in the first half of 2007 and not in 2008, as planned. After the expected positive decision, it will take between eight and ten years before the new canal lock is operational. In the meantime, the Port of Amsterdam and the Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management will be pulling out all the stops to optimize access to and from the sea. deepening of the ijgeul canal In May 2006, Karla Peijs – the then Dutch Minister of Transport – reopened the IJgeul canal, which had been both deepened and extended. The IJgeul canal forms the link between deeper North Sea waters and the North Sea Canal, which runs all the way from the Dutch coast to Amsterdam. The IJgeul canal now has a depth of 17.8 meters, which allows the biggest fully laden bulk carriers to reach the North Sea Port of IJmuiden and then sail all the way to Amsterdam. Further, the IJgeul was extended from 23 to 43 kilometers. Finally, the North Sea Canal was dredged to a depth of 15.5 meters to ensure good access for large vessels. 5
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canal lock<br />
in ijmuiden<br />
As things stand today, the Port<br />
of Amsterdam relies on a single<br />
80-year-old canal lock in the<br />
seaport of IJmuiden for 80% of<br />
the cargo it handles. To ensure<br />
good accessibility of the Port of<br />
Amsterdam, a new large canal<br />
lock in IJmuiden will have to be<br />
built. This is required to cope<br />
with the growth of the port<br />
business in Amsterdam. If left<br />
unchanged, the canal lock complex<br />
risks developing into a<br />
bottleneck for Amsterdam.<br />
Together with local authorities<br />
in the North Sea Canal Area, in<br />
<strong>2006</strong> the Port of Amsterdam<br />
vigorously urged Central<br />
Government to take the decision<br />
concerning the construction of<br />
a new canal lock in the first half<br />
of 2007 and not in 2008, as<br />
planned. After the expected<br />
positive decision, it will take<br />
between eight and ten years<br />
before the new canal lock is<br />
operational. In the meantime,<br />
the Port of Amsterdam and the<br />
Directorate-General for Public<br />
Works and Water Management<br />
will be pulling out all the stops<br />
to optimize access to and from<br />
the sea.<br />
deepening<br />
of the<br />
ijgeul canal<br />
In May <strong>2006</strong>, Karla Peijs – the<br />
then Dutch Minister of Transport<br />
– reopened the IJgeul canal,<br />
which had been both deepened<br />
and extended. The IJgeul canal<br />
forms the link between deeper<br />
North Sea waters and the North<br />
Sea Canal, which runs all the<br />
way from the Dutch coast to<br />
Amsterdam. The IJgeul canal<br />
now has a depth of 17.8 meters,<br />
which allows the biggest fully<br />
laden bulk carriers to reach the<br />
North Sea Port of IJmuiden and<br />
then sail all the way to Amsterdam.<br />
Further, the IJgeul was extended<br />
from 23 to 43 kilometers.<br />
Finally, the North Sea Canal was<br />
dredged to a depth of 15.5 meters<br />
to ensure good access for<br />
large vessels.<br />
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