The German logistics group Rhenus has won the tender for the acquisition of 49.99% of the share capital of Rietlanden Terminals, a Dutch company that operates two terminals for solid bulk in the port of Amsterdam. The quota was sold by JERA Global Markets (JERAGM), a company based on Singaporean investments specialized in the energy sector that will sell the remaining 50.01% of Rietlanden Terminals to the German company in 2027.

Currently the traffic moved from the two terminals of the Rietlanden Terminals consists mainly of scrap metal and coal, coal that in the plans of the authority Port of Amsterdam will no longer have to go through the Dutch airport by 2030. "We are confident," he said. said the CEO of JERA Global Markets, Justin Rowland, on the occasion of the announcement of the sale - that the Rhenus group is in a good position to maximize value of Rietlanden terminals, particularly from 2030 onwards when the handling of coal will no longer be allowed in the port of Amsterdam'.

The Rietlanden terminal in the port area of Amerikahaven, which occupies 6.5 hectares, moves scrap metal, while that in the area of Afrikahaven, on an area of 30 hectares, is specialized in coal trafficking. The CEO of Rhenus Port Logistics, Peter van der Steen, announced that the German group plans to transform the Afrikahaven terminal into a multi-user landing dedicated to the traffic of bulk goods more environmentally friendly.