Opportunities
• Rotterdam’s hinterland can be reached by all modes of transport;
• Rotterdam can develop into the only container port with unrestricted nautical
access (for ULCCs), offering a combination of transhipment hub and gateway;
• The construction of the Seine-Nord Europe Canal will bring Northern France within
reach as a new inland shipping market in about 2020;
• Increase in scale of (bulk) shipping increases the chances of occupying a continental
or intercontinental hub position for crude oil, coal and ore;
• Growth opportunities in the market for mineral oil products and vegetable oils;
• Extended connections between the chemical industry clusters in Northwest Europe
reinforce the global competitive position;
• CCS provides opportunities for preserving or even expanding the position in fossil
energy generation;
• Biomass is a potential growth market for co-firing in coal-fired power stations
and for dedicated biomass power stations in the long term;
• The transition to sustainable energy and production provides opportunities for the
long term, due to the available infrastructure and because almost all global players are
actively involved.