Purpose, mission, vision and strategy
World-class European port
The Port of Rotterdam Authority is an autonomous company with two shareholders, the Municipality of Rotterdam and the Dutch state, established to develop the port of Rotterdam.
Purpose
Connecting the world. Building tomorrow's sustainable port.
At the port of Rotterdam, the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals are at the heart of what we do. We firmly believe it is our responsibility to contribute to a healthier living and working environment for all. We are committed to creating a climate-neutral port, where safety has been, and always will be, our top priority. The only way forward is a sustainable one. We enable smart and sustainable logistics. We advance renewable energy. We facilitate circular industry. Thanks to cooperation with our partners, we can achieve a fair and balanced future.
Mission
We create economic and social value by achieving sustainable growth in the world-class port in collaboration with clients and stakeholders.
Vision
We are the developer of a leading, safe, efficient and sustainable port where our clients can do business successfully.
Strategy
It is our mission to create economic and societal value by working with clients and stakeholders to achieve sustainable growth. Our purpose ‘Connecting the World. Building tomorrow's sustainable port’, together with our mission and the context in which we find ourselves, form the basis for our four strategic focal points:
In balance with society
The Port Authority is committed to improving the living environment, safety, nature and biodiversity around the port. Our ambition is to connect the port with the surrounding area, promote a balanced and inclusive labour market and optimally safeguard our robust starting point to ensure a future in which we have societal backing. Net positive is our long-term goal in this regard.
Climate neutral and circular
The Port Authority's ambition is to be a leader in the energy and resources transition by creating optimal conditions for its partners in logistics, energy and production. Climate neutral is our ultimate goal here, which we aim to achieve by transforming the port and industrial complex into one that produces clean energy (carriers) and uses sustainable and circular raw materials.
Resilience, security of supply and strategic autonomy
The Port Authority aims to ensure that the port remains flexible and resilient to economic fluctuations, disruptions to supply chains, and unexpected climate events. The Port Authority also wants to contribute to safeguarding Europe's security of supply of energy, food and other materials needed in society, and to ensuring the port's industry remains competitive so we can maintain our strategic autonomy in Europe.
Future-proof earning power
The Port Authority strives to stimulate the business climate in the Netherlands and Europe. The Port Authority wants to achieve this by providing excellent port infrastructure and maritime access, contributing to the availability of affordable (sustainable) energy and optimising operational performance within the port itself.
The Port Authority believes that with these four focal points, it will position itself as a transition leader, remain a partner of choice for port users and further invest in social well-being while meeting high safety and resilience standards. The focal points have been split up into sixteen more specific targets, (four per focal point) which in turn are translated into concrete (key) results and initiatives to be monitored in a targeted and effective way by the organisation.
The new strategy builds on the current strategy with key themes of sustainability, the chain role and organisational quality. However, there are some crucial changes. There is greater focus on the living environment and social value. We are taking more of a facilitatory role rather than creating ourselves. Our contribution to resilience, security of supply and strategic autonomy has gained greater emphasis. In addition, growth is defined as a result, rather than a goal in itself.
With these four focal points in mind, the Port Authority is further developing itself into an inclusive, climate neutral, resilient and effective organisation. This strategy aids us in being transparent and specific about how we will achieve our targets.