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Completed the outer dam that protect the new harbour area Maasvlakte 2 of Rotterdam
The first container terminal will become operating in 2014
July 11, 2012
This afternoon Queen Beatrice of Holland has officially closed the work of construction of the outer dam of the length of 11 kilometers that protect the new harbour area Maasvlakte 2 of Rotterdam, work that allows to equip the Dutch terminalistiche superficial new port of call for a total of 2.000 hectares. "After three years and means of hard job - it has declared the president and managing director of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, Hans Smits - today we have reached an historical milestone. The dam around Maasvlakte 2 is completed and these two thousand hectares of Holland new adequately are protect regarding the sea".
The start of the operating activity to the first container terminal realized in the new harbour area is attended for 2014.
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