23AUG2019 - NEWS - Port of Rotterdam Gets First Polymer Logistics Hub

The Port of Rotterdam is known as a thriving hub for refining, bunkering and containerized cargo, and it says that it is also seeing increasing business from two very different sources - plastics and wind energy. 

Construction work recently started on the new Rotterdam Polymer Hub logistics center, which will be the first logistics hub dedicated to polymer storage. Nearby Antwerp is a leading center for the polymers market, and Rotterdam is well situated to handle traffic to and from these industrial facilities. The hub will provide about 550,000 tonnes of polymer storage and 15,500 square meters of container storage space, along with a tilt platform for bulk containers. 

"We’re sticking to a rigorous construction schedule," said Geert Van De Ven, the new hub's managing director. "Completion is planned for early March, and we aim to be operational by April 2020."