Port of Rotterdam invests in railway expansion

The Port of Rotterdam Authority has awarded consortium SaVe the contract to construct the substructure for the Theemsweg route, hoping tp improve the railway connection between the western port area and the hinterland.

The re-routing of part of the port railway line will result in the increased freight train traffic no longer being hindered by shipping traffic, it noted.

The port authority sees the new project as a solution to a foreseeable capacity bottleneck for rail traffic due to the expected increase in rail freight transport and ocean shipping to and from Brittanniëhaven.