Continent & Baltic · UN/LOCODE NL RTM
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Large river (basins) on the North Sea. Channel depth 11.0 m, cargo pier depth 6.4 m, cranes: fixed, mobile, floating. A discharge port of our Continent & Baltic trade.
Port facts
World Port Index record "Rotterdam". A value of n/a means the index carries no figure; confirm with the agent before fixing.
Depths and limits
- Channel depth
- 11.0 m
- Anchorage depth
- 11.0 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 12.5 m
- Max vessel length
- n/a
- Max vessel beam
- n/a
- Max vessel draft
- n/a
- Tidal range
- 1.0 m
Harbour
- Size
- Large
- Type
- River (Basins)
- Shelter
- Fair
- Tide restriction
- no
- Heavy swell restriction
- no
- Ice restriction
- no
- Pilotage compulsory
- yes
- Tug assistance
- yes
Facilities
- Wharves
- yes
- Solid bulk
- n/a
- Breakbulk
- n/a
- Ro-Ro
- n/a
- Liquid bulk
- n/a
- Container
- n/a
- Cranes
- fixed, mobile, floating
- Lifts
- 100 t and more, 50–100 t, 25–49 t, up to 24 t
- Railway
- Small
- Repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Medium
Source: World Port Index, NGA Pub 150 (public domain), latitude 51.9, longitude 4.483333.
Sea distances from Rotterdam
To reference ports of our trades, along the global shipping-lane network. Any other pair — in the voyage tool.
| To | Distance, nm | Days at 10 kn | Days at 12 kn | Days at 14 kn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odessa, Ukraine | 3,537 | 14.7 | 12.3 | 10.5 | Open |
| Constanta, Romania | 3,388 | 14.1 | 11.8 | 10.1 | Open |
| Izmail, Ukraine | 3,456 | 14.4 | 12 | 10.3 | Open |
| Izmir, Turkey | 3,041 | 12.7 | 10.6 | 9.1 | Open |
| Barcelona, Spain | 1,932 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 5.8 | Open |
| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 4,035 | 16.8 | 14 | 12 | Open |
| Jebel Ali, UAE | 6,298 | 26.2 | 21.9 | 18.7 | Open |
| Shanghai, China | 10,581 | 44.1 | 36.7 | 31.5 | Open |
Nearest ports of our trades
- Amsterdam, Netherlands about 32 nm as the crow flies
- Antwerp, Belgium about 41 nm as the crow flies
- Dunkirk, France about 94 nm as the crow flies
- Felixstowe, United Kingdom about 117 nm as the crow flies
- Bremen, Germany about 173 nm as the crow flies
- Bremerhaven, Germany about 178 nm as the crow flies