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World Port Days
There are many types of ships to be admired
Spido Tour on the World Port Days, which are held in
Various tours around the port of Rotterdam are early September and attract thousands
available. Those lasting an hour and a half visit of visitors.
the town centre ports (see map below), whereas the
day-long tours travel as far as the Maasvlakte.

Euromast

Hotel New York
This hotel has been set up in the
early 20th-century head office of
the former Holland-America Line.
The nearby arrival halls are also of
architectural significance.

Maashaven Europoort
A total of 29,122 ocean-going vessels and 110,000
inland vessels put in at Rotterdam Port during 2015.
This makes it the busiest port in Europe. The name
“Europoort” says it all – Rotterdam is Europe’s port.
Rotterdam Port is one of the major employers of the
Netherlands, with more than 300,000 people working
for it either directly or indirectly. Total added value of
the port is more than €28 billion, approximately 10 per
cent of the country’s gross domestic product.
Zuiderpark

Maastunnel filtration plant
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Key
Bustling Rotterdam port, loading and unloading many mil lions of
Road containers every year
Railway

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