Port of Amsterdam

The Port of Amsterdam (Dutch Haven Amsterdam, English Port of Amsterdam) is the largest port in the territory of Amsterdam Seaports. Other ports are in Velsen / IJmuiden, Beverwijk and Zaanstad. It is the second largest port in the Netherlands and Europe, he is the fourth (2010) with a turnover of 72.699 million tons. In the entire area of the Amsterdam harbors around 65,000 people work. The entire port area is tide free and accessible through the locks at IJmuiden.

Geography

The port area includes about 1,900 acres of land and 600 acres of water surface.

Ports and docks

The waterways all extend on the western shore of the North Sea Canal. From the lake there are the following ports:

  • Africa Haven (coordinates) 52.4215805555564.7480666666667 with the ports Madagascarhaven (coordinates) 52.414.75
  • Zansibarhaven (coordinates) 52.4194083333334.7426611111111

In Africa Haven oil and chemical products, and coal are loaded.

  • Amerikahaven (coordinates) 52.4156132102784.7737312316667 with the ports Alaskahaven (coordinates) 52.4244444444444.7627444444444
  • Cacaohaven (coordinates) 52.4144613888894.7672944444444
  • Australiëhaven (coordinates) 52.4105861111114.7860916666667
  • Tasmaniëhaven (coordinates) 52.4083361111114.7896944444444
  • Texas Haven (coordinates) 52.4081777777784.7710694444444
  • Aziëhaven (coordinates) 52.4026027777784.7861777777778

In Amerikahaven oil, chemicals, scrap metal, building materials and containers are handled.

  • West Haven (coordinates) 52.4092254.8168194444444 with the harbor basin Sonthaven (coordinates) 52.4059277777784.826175
  • Bosporushaven (coordinates) 52.4020527777784.826175
  • Suez Haven (coordinates) 52.3991722222224.826175
  • Horn Haven (coordinates) 52.3958194444444.8143277777778
  • Bering Haven (coordinates) 52.39544.8254
  • Moezelhaven (coordinates) 52.3935694444444.8178472222222
  • Main Haven (coordinates) 52.3935694444444.8234277777778

In West Haven are RoRo equipment and various logistics companies. There are transshipped oil and chemical, food, building materials and scrap.

  • Jan van Riebeckhaven (coordinates) 52.4113194444444.8441111111111 with the ports Carel Reyniershaven (coordinates) 52.4144611111114.8332972222222
  • Usselingxhaven (coordinates) 52.4109027777784.8362166666667
  • Adenhaven (coordinates) 52.4091222222224.8413666666667

In Jan van Riebeckhaven oil, chemicals, wood and recycled materials are handled.

  • Petroleumhaven (coordinates) 52.41424.8554416666667

In Petroleumhaven oil and chemical substances are handled.

  • Coenhaven ( Havenkom with A and C) (coordinates) 52.4098555555564.8647111111111

In Coenhaven building materials, scrap metal, oil and chemicals are handled.

  • Mercuriushaven (coordinates) 52.4005333333334.8681444444444 with the harbor basin Vlothaven (coordinates) 52.4015805555564.8578444444444
  • Neptunushaven (coordinates) 52.3980194444444.8575888888889
  • Minerva Haven (coordinates) 52.3991722222224.8733805555556
  • Nieuwe Houthaven (coordinates) 52.3995638888894.8796888888889
  • Houthaven (coordinates) 52.3956631030564.8841094969444
  • Oude Houthaven (coordinates) 52.3918134222224.8884010313889

In Mercuriushaven oil and chemicals, building materials, scrap, food and wood are handled.

The eastern ports

  • IJhaven (coordinates) 52.3765416666674.9309722222222
  • Eertshaven (coordinates) 52.3753888888894.9433333333333
  • Spoorwegbassin (coordinates) 52.3726638888894.9455638888889
  • Entrepothaven (coordinates) 52.3702555555564.9455638888889

Were converted into residential areas.

Located near the main train station, passenger Terminal Amsterdam (PTA ) (coordinates) 52.3779722222224.9176416666667 is with 600 meters of quay for sea and river cruise ships. 2010 90 ships and 1195 river cruise ships were dispatched there. Together with the passenger port IJmuiden (coordinates) 52.4633888888894.585225 1.014 million passengers were transported.

History

The city of Amsterdam and its port since the 13th century closely linked. The first port was on the Amstel River estuary between Dam Square and the IJ. On Damrak and along the Warmoesstraat the merchants settled that played a special role in the development of Amsterdam as a port city. In the 16th century the harbor on the east side of the old city center was where the shipyards were extended. After the islands were created Oostelijke and Westelijke islands in IJ.

The only connection from Amsterdam to the North Sea was on the Zuiderzee, today's IJsselmeer. As this track silted up, was applied to Den Helder and opened in 1825 in the reign of King William I (Netherlands) of Noordhollandsch Kanaal. As this channel could no longer accommodate the ever increasing ship traffic, a direct connection via IJmuiden was created to the North Sea to the North Sea Canal.

In the aftermath of the Port of Amsterdam has been expanded, the eastern waterfront and new dock along the North Sea Canal was created. 1892 Amsterdam was better connected via the Merwede Canal to the hinterland, 1952, this channel has been extended until after Tiel to the Amsterdam - Rhine Canal and thus a direct connection to the Rhine created.

As part of the Algemeen Uitbreidingsplan the western port area was further expanded in the 1950s, the eastern region thereby lost importance and was rebuilt from 1990 to residential areas.

Goods and transport

Port Authority

The administration of the port Gemeentelijk Amsterdam Port Authority (GHA ) became independent following a decision by the Amsterdam City Council and converted 1 April 2013 in a corporation. For three years, the city of Amsterdam to remain the sole shareholder, then the shareholder group to be expanded.

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