Nieuwsbrief MV2 - nr. 1

Newsletter
E d i t i o n 1 - Mar ch 2011, v ol ume 7
in 2011, everything happens at once
In 2011, all building phases will be executed simultaneously.
Activities are mounting. By taking the necessary measures,
the Port of Rotterdam Authority will prevent possible nuisance
as a result of this work.
Over the course of 2011, all
variety of measures to ensure
building phases will be activated
that business runs as usual
at the same time. Besides the
throughout the course of these
depositing of sand and rock, work
projects.
will get underway on the quay
walls, roads and viaducts will be
In place
constructed, the contractors will
Most of the sand required for the
start developing the utilities
construction of Phase One of
infrastructure and a start will be
Maasvlakte 2 is currently in place,
metres of sand required for this
made on the construction of the
which is clearly visible on the
project, some 50 million cubic
A lot of rock
railway line. On top of this, the
photograph. This explains the
metres still need to be deposited.
Now that so much sand is in place,
new dunes will be finished and
absence of the trailing suction
At the moment, the contractor has
there’s the matter of ensuring that
the existing Maasvlakte will be
hopper dredgers this winter. The
three sources for this sand: the
it isn’t flushed away by the tide.
connected to the new area. This
large-scale depositing of sand
sand pit in the North Sea, the sand
The construction of the hard
range of activities will not be
from the sea has presently been
that is freed up during the deepening
seawall near the Maas Entrance
causing any nuisance for the
rounded off. But we haven’t seen
of the Yangtzehaven and the sand
therefore has top priority for
companies currently established
the last of the ‘sand suckers’:
that becomes available thanks to
contractor PUMA. Some four
at Maasvlakte. The Port of
they will be returning later this
work on the LNG Terminal in the
million tons of rock have already
Rotterdam Authority will take a
year. Of the 240 million cubic
existing Maasvlakte.
(read more on page 3)
royal inspection
Recently, Prince Willem-Alexander
Maasvlakte 2, showed the Prince
visited the new land of Maasvlakte 2.
all aspects of the land reclamation
Decked out in safety gear – after
project. Willem-Alexander said
all, the sprayed-on land is still a
that he was impressed by the
PUMA construction site – the
vast operation and appreciative
Prince inspected the ongoing
of the effort made in this project.
project in the North Sea. The
The expansion of the Rotterdam
President and CEO of the Port of
port will enlarge the Kingdom of
Rotterdam Authority, Hans Smits,
the Netherlands by some 20 km²,
and Ronald Paul, Managing
with the port growing an extra
Director of Project Organization
20%. n
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exhibition of fossil finds
Until 15 April 2011, in a special
exhibition in FutureLand,
Natuurhistorisch Museum
Rotterdam will be exhibiting the
best skeletal remains of ten
animal species from days long
gone that were found in the sand
used to construct Maasvlakte 2.
The finds include the complete
pelvis and hind leg of a woolly
mammoth and the by now
world-famous hyena dropping. n
join loes on-board the HOPPER
Last summer, Dutch actress Loes Luca was a guest on-board a trailing
suction hopper dredger working on the construction of Maasvlakte 2.
A colourful video report was made of this visit. Those wishing to view the
25-minute film can do so in the film room of the FutureLand information
centre. Curious? A preview can be found at www.maasvlakte2.com n
Steamer on dry land
Rusty, heavy and battered. This is how, in 2011, one can best
pulled up the wreckage with a
The remains of the Cornelia
describe the Danish steamer Cornelia Maersk. The wreck of the
floating crane so that it could
Maersk will be handed over to
proceed with the excavation of
Maersk, the ship’s former owner.
the new port basins, which will be
It is expected that later in the
up to 20 metres deep. During this
year, visitors to the FutureLand
project, in addition to large
information centre will be able to
merchant vessel, which was bombed in 1942, recently emerged
from the water at Maasvlakte 2.
The ship’s wreck was situated at
of the future ports of Maasvlakte 2,
sections of the hull, workers
view several remains of the
a depth of 10 to 17 metres in one
the new expansion of the port of
salvaged the ship’s steam boilers,
Cornelia Maersk.
Rotterdam. The contractor PUMA
portholes and its screw propeller.
Artist Marcel van Eeden was
given two portholes on loan for
an exhibition of his work in the
Kunstmuseum in Sankt Gallen,
Switzerland, from 19 February to
8 May. Van Eeden has written
and drawn a semi-fictional history
of Maasvlakte 2, in which the
sinking of the Cornelia Maersk
plays a prominent role.
On 5 January 1942, the Cornelia
Maersk, which was en route from
Rotterdam to Copenhagen, was
hit by two bombs. An attempt to
salvage the vessel failed and the
ship sunk. There were no
casualties. n
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cleaner air in 2020
that makes
Friends of the Earth Netherlands (Milieudefensie) and the Port of
in this area is expected to run up
Rotterdam Authority have agreed on a set of measures aimed at
to some EUR 15 to 25 million. In
reducing the emission of harmful substances in the Rotterdam port.
addition, the business community
will also be investing in a number
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of these measures.
In 2009, both organisations
nitrogen oxide per year. This is
Director Hans Berkhuizen of
concluded an agreement enabling
roughly equivalent to the annual
Friends of the Earth Netherlands:
the Port Authority to avoid a
emissions of all passenger cars in
‘We are on course to achieve the
lawsuit over the construction of
the city of Utrecht.
reduction of harmful substances
Maasvlakte 2. In exchange, the
The measures include a discount
by 2020. Both the environment
Port Authority pledged that the
on the port dues for clean
and the population of the
emission of harmful substances
sea-going vessels, the use of
Rijnmond area will benefit from
ensuing from Maasvlakte 2 would
energy-efficient and clean
this.’ Hans Smits, President and
be 10% lower than anticipated in
equipment at the container
CEO of the Port of Rotterdam
the environmental impact
terminals, increased efficiency in
Authority also expressed his
assessments. Over the past two
the handling of sea-going vessels
satisfaction with the measures:
years, this agreement has been
in the port itself and the reduction
‘The elaboration of the
The third issue of the
elaborated into concrete measures.
of the emissions produced by the
agreement shows that improving
comprehensive Magazine dealing
Port Authority’s own fleet.
the environmental quality and
with Maasvlakte 2 is out. Allow
Clean ships
At present, the Port Authority has
developing the port can go hand
trend watcher Adjiedj Bakas to let
The agreed-upon measures will
spent around EUR 2.5 million on
in hand. I am pleased with our
you in on what the future holds,
be yielding a reduction of 25 tons
research and the implementation
constructive relationship with
allow Jules Deelder to introduce
of particulate matter, 166 tons of
of these measures. The total
Friends of the Earth
you to Port Alderman Baljeu or
sulphur oxide and 380 tons of
investment by the Port Authority
Netherlands. n
tag along with Loes Luca on her
Zand ontmoet steen
Groene revolutie op komst
Regie op bereikbaarheid
Aan boord met Loes Luca
| Bakas verklaart de toekomst p.14 | Alles over steen p.26 | Land in zicht! p.8,36,68,100 | Nachtburgemeester ontmoet havenwethouder p.50 |
Blockbuster bouwt p.64 | Robinson op de vlakte p.76 | Kades bouw je zo p.86 | Kijken in een glazen bol p.98 | Milieuzone met draagvlak p.114 |
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visit to a trailing suction hopper
dredger. Along the way, you will
also find out some new things
about the expansion of the
Rotterdam port. To order the
Magazine MV2 free of charge,
visit
www.maasvlakte2.com/magazine
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been transported over sea to the
Maasvlakte 2 site, and this is
steadily continuing as we speak.
Some 900,000 tons of rock have
already been deposited under the
waterline. And over 1.1 million
tons of rock can be found on the
hard seawall, which is still under
soft seawall with marram grass
construction. Half of the blocks
from the block dam of the existing
Maasvlakte - slightly over 10,000 -
This spring, the new dunes at Maasvlakte 2 will be gaining their covering.
have currently been picked up and
moved elsewhere. These massive
Until the end of April, the
kilometres of dune, including the
western edge of the new land
cubes, which weigh 40,000 kilos a
contractor will be busy planting
stretch of dunes near the Slufter,
protects Maasvlakte 2 against
piece and stretch to 2.5 metres
four kilometres of dune with
are expected to be planted in the
the sea. On the northern rim of
tall, will be recycled later this
young marram grass.
autumn. Once this project has
the port expansion, the reclaimed
spring in the new block dam that
Most of this work will be done by
been rounded off, the soft
land will be protected by a hard
will be protecting Maasvlakte 2.
hand. The grassroots will retain
seawall will sport some 1.5 million
seawall made from rock. n
The Blockbuster, which was
the sand of the new dunes,
new marram plants.
especially designed and
preventing erosion. The last two
This 6-km row of dunes on the
constructed for this purpose, is
standing by to do the job. n
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year of truth
The expansion of the Rotterdam
via these routes to the hinterland
port is starting to make headway
arrives at the quay. So why the
– the photograph in this newsletter
rush? The ‘sluitgat’, is my answer.
shows this very clearly. The port
planners and contractors call the
The ‘sluitgat’. It’s like this. As of
gap in the sea defence in the
2012, the Yangtzehaven will form
foreground the ‘sluitgat’.
the approach channel to
The name says as much: the gap
Maasvlakte 2. The land that is
will also be closed at some point.
currently still traversed by
Besides regular visiting hours, in 2011, FutureLand, the information
This will be in 2012, when the
Europaweg, which leads to the
centre about the construction of Maasvlakte 2, will once again open its
required sand that is extracted at
Euromax Terminal and MOT, will
doors on specific Saturdays, as well as offering exhibitions and evening
sea has arrived on location. We
be dredged away. How will we be
tours. The centre will devote attention to a variety of themes, including
will then be bidding the large
able to reach Euromax, Gate and
flora and fauna in the port area, the construction of the quays, major land
trailing suction hopper dredgers
MOT if Europaweg drops off at the
reclamation projects and art projects. In addition, in the summer,
farewell.
edge of Yangtzehaven’s southern
FutureLand will once again be opening its doors a number of evenings
quay? Exactly: via the new road
for guided tours combined with a dinner on the centre’s terrace.
Newcomers
that will be constructed behind the
Naturally, the FutureLand Express will be standing by throughout the
Besides the – by now familiar –
dunes on Maasvlakte 2.
year for tours of the new land.
sand ships, this year will also
Since we need to maintain
bring a number of newcomers to
optimum accessibility for the
Special opening hours and themes
the area. Those who regularly visit
companies in the north-western
26 March
‘The Rotterdam port:
the Maasvlakte may have already
corner of Maasvlakte, we will be
then, now and in the near future’ 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
seen the gigantic blue Blockbuster
ensuring that in due time, the new
22 April Good Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
in action on the hard seawall. This
infrastructure is ready for use. This
23 April ‘The new Beach’ +
year and next year are when
means that road and rail track will
Maasvlakte 2 at Night
things come to a head, with this
be constructed at a high pace –
24 April
Easter Sunday
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special crane placing 17,000
from both sides of the ‘sluitgat’
25 April Easter Monday
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
concrete cubes, weighing in at
leading in. So that once the gap
5 May
Liberation Day
10.00 a.m.- 5 p.m.
40,000 kilos a piece, partly under
has been closed, the connections
28 May
‘Quays and stones’ +
the waterline – with extreme
will be ready as soon as possible.
Maasvlakte 2 at Night
precision. The new block dam that
Only then can the Yangtzehaven
materialises as part of the hard
be cut through, at which point the
seawall of Maasvlakte 2 will be
new port basins of Maasvlakte 2
entirely made from the recycled
will once again be accessible for
blocks from the dam of the
work ships.
on tour
Other newcomers on the freshly
The time available for all this work
In March and April, the Port Authority
Project Organization Maasvlakte 2
sprayed-on sand are the
is ticking away, while at the same
will be coming to some place near
and contains updates on the progress of the
constructors of the area’s roads,
time, the complexity of the
you. During 14 information events
viaducts and railway lines. While
concurrent activities is increasing.
in the direct environs of the
last year, visitors could see the
In that sense, 2011 is the year of
Rotterdam port, Port Authority
quay builders’ power shovels,
truth! n
FutureLand in 2011 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Feel free to consult the full programme at www.futureland.nl.
existing Maasvlakte.
COLOphON
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your questions about the progress
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mixers in action, this year we will
made in Maasvlakte 2.
ILLUSTRATIONS
already be asphalting and laying
For more information, locations
Port of Rotterdam Authority, Aeroview,
rails.
and dates, visit
www.portofrotterdam.com/optournee.
Hurry
Why are the contractors in such a
Eric Bakker, Freek van Arkel, Gijs Warmenhoven
PRODUCTION AND FINAL LAYOUT
OBT, The Hague
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