Newbuild sustainable logistics warehouse

The Dutch designer and builder Hercuton has been commissioned to develop the 30,000 square metre warehouse on the Maasvlakte West Distribution Park with completion in the second part of 2021.

“For us, the Port of Rotterdam is the perfect location to run a warehouse,” said Ki-chan Nam, Busan Port Authority CEO. “The optimal deep-sea port infrastructure and multimodal connections with other countries makes Rotterdam the best location for Korean logistics companies to do business in Europe.”

Multimodal connections

When completed, the new warehouse will be used by various, mainly Korean, service providers channeling freight to and from Asia.

The Maasvlakte West Distribution Park has multimodal links by road, rail and water and is located just a stone’s throw from high-frequency deep-sea and short-sea connections.

In addition, the distribution park is also located conveniently for the A15, the Maasvlakte Plaza Truck parking area, the existing Maasvlakte Distribution Park and the freight rail links between Maasvlakte and the European hinterland.

“We have been cooperating with Busan Port Authority in many areas for quite some time,” said Emile Hoogsteden, Director of Containers, Breakbulk & Logistics at the Port of Rotterdam Authority.

“We are proud that they [Busan Port Autority] will be the first party to realise their own warehouse on our new distribution park. Moreover, their sustainable ambitions are a seamless match for our objectives.”

Once in operation, operation and management of the warehouse will fall to Samsung SDS.