Maasvlakte project on schedule
Construction of Maasvlakte 2, the massive expansion of the Port of Rotterdam, is proceeding according to schedule, says the port.
Currently work is focusing on building the seawall, dredging the quays for the container terminals and preparations for the construction of infrastructure such as roads, intersections, railways and cables and pipelines.
The port says the first few metres of track have already been laid for the rail service to the new facility, which should start running at the end of 2012. The 160 km ‘Betuweroute’ will be able to handle hundreds of freight trains destined for to the German border every day.
The contractor for the Maasvlakte 2 project, PUMA, has reclaimed more than 195m of the 240m cu/m of sand needed for the first stage of the project. The first ship is due to moor on the quay in 2013.
