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A group of companies recently announced in the presence of the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture that a new port primarily dedicated to the storage, transfer and transportation of foodstuffs is to be operational in Rotterdam in 2014.
On September 27, 2012, a group of companies announced in the presence of the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture that a new port primarily dedicated to the storage, transfer and transportation of foodstuffs is to be operational in Rotterdam in 2014.
“Cool Port” is presented as a fine example of cooperation between horticulture, agrifood and logistics sectors. The port authorities expect that 80% of all refrigerated cargo will travel in containers in the near future with the reefer-transported goods flow expected to reach over 12 million tonnes per year in the near future (vs. 2 million tonnes in 2010) and expect it to be the major container port in Europe.
State-of the-art facilities for refrigerated storage, cross-docking, inspection, customs, quality control, repositioning of empty reefer containers and intermodal transport of refrigerated cargo are to be used in order to further strengthen the leading position of the port.
“Cool Port” is presented as a fine example of cooperation between horticulture, agrifood and logistics sectors. The port authorities expect that 80% of all refrigerated cargo will travel in containers in the near future with the reefer-transported goods flow expected to reach over 12 million tonnes per year in the near future (vs. 2 million tonnes in 2010) and expect it to be the major container port in Europe.
State-of the-art facilities for refrigerated storage, cross-docking, inspection, customs, quality control, repositioning of empty reefer containers and intermodal transport of refrigerated cargo are to be used in order to further strengthen the leading position of the port.