Rotterdam Food Hub
The Rotterdam Food Hub is taking shape along the Calandkanaal at the entrance to the Maasvlakte. The 60-hectare industrial site is being specially prepared to provide companies in the ‘agrofood’ sector with optimal facilities. It will form the heart of Rotterdam’s plans to further expand its position as Western Europe’s largest transit port for agricultural, horticultural and fishery products.
Speed is crucial
The agrofood sector handles perishable goods and speed is crucial, which is the reason behind the Food Hub’s central location. The large deep-sea container terminals are just a stone’s throw away, as are other facilities such as the Cool Port and the cold storage warehouses on the Maasvlakte and in the Eemhaven. Moreover, the site’s proximity to Greenports such as Barendrecht, Ridderkerk and Westland makes it an ideal business location. Another advantage is that a number of facilities are already in place on the Food Hub site. For instance, quays and services for transport, storage, access control and customs can be shared efficiently.
Extensive facilities for reefer containers
As the largest container port in Europe, Rotterdam offers all the facilities and service needed for the shipping of fresh products in reefer containers. In fact, there are no fewer than 18,500 reefer connections in Rotterdam’s container terminals. Nowhere in the world has as many as Rotterdam. What’s more, the Port of Rotterdam has excellent connections, both with the main food-producing countries overseas, and with a European market of over 500 million consumers.
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