The shipping platform

Location: Schiedam is situated on the N bank of the Nieuwe Maas River 4.5nm below Rotterdam's bridges and 15nm from sea. General overview: The port consists of a number of basins and berths on the Nieuwe Maas. The area handles a wide range of cargoes and offers numerous facilities including ship repairs and heavy-lift operations. The nautical management of the port area, management of commercial shipping and collection of port dues is carried out by the Port of Rotterdam on behalf of the Municipality of Schiedam. ● Voorhaven: Voorhaven (E location) provides access to the inner harbours and the Schie River. The Voorhaven is 365m in length and 40m in width with a depth of 3.5m. ● Wilhelminahaven: Wilhelminahaven is 1,200 meters long with a width of 275-300 metres, a depth of 14.0 metres and a quay length of 1,250 metres. It is a dedicated basin in the logistics for power production (coal, biomass, gypsum, fly ash). The southern quay is 450 metres and is used to unload coal carriers for the RWE power plant. The southern part of the basin also hosts a public loading and unloading facility for inland vessels with a design depth of 7 metres. The facility is also possible for seagoing vessels, but only under special conditions. The northern quay of 525 metres is mainly used for project cargo (e.g. offshore wind) and the eastern quay to tranship gypsum and fly ash and biomass. Vattenfal operates a gas fired power plant at the northern part of the basin. At the west of Vattenfall, Van Merksteijn International has far advanced plans to invest in a major steel factory and behind the de north quay, between RWE and Vattenfall, BOW Terminal builds a new logistics hub, mainly to serve the offshore wind market.At Wilhelminahaven there are some offshore facilities operated by EMC (European Marine Contractors Netherlands BV) and HCG (Hollandse Constructie Groep). Schiedam is mainly utilised for ship repairs and cargo handling. Traffic figures: Approx 10,000t of cargo are handled annually. Load line zone: North Atlantic Winter Seasonal Zone II, Winter Nov 1 to Mar 31, Summer Apr 1 to Oct 31. Max size: LOA: 260 m, draught: 10.65 m, size: 85,000 DWT. - Breakbulk: Depth 10.65 m. (tidal). - Containers: Depth 10.65 m. (tidal). - Ro-Ro: Depth 8.0 m. (tidal). - Bulk: Depth 9.65 m. (tidal). - Tankers: Depth 10.65 m. (tidal). The largest vessel called at the port: Schiedam: LOA: 300 m, draught: 8.6 m, deadweight: 109,085 t. Voorhaven: LOA: 41 m, draught: 2.5 m.