The Port of Rotterdam, on the Dutch coast at the mouth of the Rhine and Meuse rivers, is the largest port in Europe and for decades was the busiest port in the world before being overtaken by ports in East Asia. It serves as the primary maritime gateway for goods moving into and out of Germany and much of continental Europe, connected inland by an extensive network of barge, rail and pipeline links along the Rhine corridor. Its facilities extend along a long stretch of waterway from the historic city center out to the Maasvlakte, an area of land reclaimed from the North Sea specifically to accommodate the largest modern container ships.
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Completion Year1872 is when the Nieuwe Waterweg, the ship canal that gave Rotterdam its direct deep-water connection to the sea, was completed; this is the conventional date for the creation of the modern port, not the origin of the harbor itself, which is centuries older. SignificanceThe Port of Rotterdam is the largest seaport in Europe and the largest outside Asia; it was the world's busiest port by annual cargo tonnage from 1962 until 2004, when it was overtaken by the Port of Singapore. 1 Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Port of Rotterdam
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Nevertheless, Rotterdam from then on had a direct connection between the sea and harbour areas with sufficient depth. The Nieuwe Waterweg has since been deepened several times. It was ready in 1872 and all sorts of industrial activity formed on the banks of this canal.
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The Port of Rotterdam is the largest seaport in Europe, and the world's largest seaport outside of Asia, located in and near the city of Rotterdam, in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. From 1962 until 2004, it was the world's busiest port by annual cargo tonnage.
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The Port of Rotterdam is the largest seaport in Europe, and the world's largest seaport outside of Asia.
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The Port of Rotterdam is the largest seaport in Europe, and the world's largest seaport outside of Asia, located in and near the city of Rotterdam, in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands.
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