New terminal planned for Terneuzen

In the coming year Mammoet intends to develop a third multi-purpose terminal on the site. It will include the company’s own 300m quay at the new Autriche Terminal to receive vessels of up to 12.50m draft. The arrival of Mammoet implies a major expansion of the stevedoring activities on the Ghent-Terneuzen Canal, boosting Zeeland Seaports an alternative for the ports of Antwerp, Ghent and Vlissingen for the storage and transfer of goods for third parties. Mammoet’s expansion in the region will also create local employment opportunities.

Mammoet is going to use the site as a test location for three new Superheavy Lift Cranes and is currently developing and manufacturing these new generation cranes, which will become available in two types in 2011.

Mammoet has two other terminals besides the new one to be built. The Heavy Lift Terminal in Schiedam at Nieuwe Maas in the port of Rotterdam has a 20,000 m² storage area. The existing Multi-Purpose Terminal in Westdorpe, near Terneuzen, has a covered storage capacity of 8,000 m² and an outdoor storage area of 15,000 m².

Container liners leave for Vlissingen, Rotterdam and Antwerp every day. Mammoet has more than enough lifting and transport equipment (as well as ro-ro possibilities) at both existing terminals.