By Yamurai Zendera
The UAE’s DP World, together with joint-venture partners APL, HMM, MOL and CMA-CGM, has officially opened the Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) terminal.
DP World Chairman, HE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem attended the grand opening ceremony as guest speaker along with the Mayor of Rotterdam, Ahmed Aboutaleb, RWG managing director Ronald Lugthart, RWG Board of Directors chairman Rob van Dijk and Port of Rotterdam Authority CEO Allard Castelein.
HE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, said: “Rotterdam World Gateway promises to provide an unrivalled level of automation and customer service and brings a new era of technology and modern efficiency in container terminal operations. The ease of connectivity between container vessels, barges, road and rail is a vision of how the future can look in our industry.
“With RWG, the future of container port operations promises to be cleaner, greener, safer, quicker, more inclusive and brighter. I am extremely proud that DP World and our partners are part of that future.”
Mayor Aboutaleb of Rotterdam said: “If we, as a global port, have the ambition to remain a world player, we need outstanding companies that are ready for the future. RWG is such an organisation.”
