Port of Rotterdam Authority

The Port of Rotterdam Authority is the body that operates the Port of Rotterdam, the largest seaport in Europe, located in and near the city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. It began as a municipal body of the municipality of Rotterdam and since 1 January 2004 has been a government corporation jointly owned by the municipality and the Dutch State. The authority oversees a port area of about 105 square kilometres that stretches some 40 kilometres from the historic harbours of the city centre to the reclaimed Maasvlakte on the North Sea. It runs sustainability incentives such as discounts on seaport dues for vessels certified under the Green Award programme, and it uses sensor data and an internet of things platform to monitor conditions across the port.