19/08/2014at 15:09

Port of Rotterdam trying to solve traffic chaos

Two terminals at the Port of Rotterdam have been hit by congestion this summer. Now the port is trying to do something about it.

APM Terminals i Rotterdam | Photo: APM Terminals

BY LOUISE VOGDRUP-SCHMIDT

The Port of Rotterdam has experienced traffic chaos throughout the summer, at great inconvenience to carriers, shippers and the port itself. Now the port is trying to do something about it with an effort focused on three points, says the Port of Rotterdam in its newsletter.

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