Thanks to the leap made by transshipment and the slightly stronger growth in inland shipping plus rail (8.5%), the extra number of container trucks on the A15 remained limited to around 1,000 per 24 hours. The total number of vehicle movements on the Beneluxplein-Vaanplein section of the A15 is about 150,000 per 24 hours.
The Betuwe Route, which actually went into operation this year, will further boost the growth in rail transport. This autumn, the port line will be switched to the security system ERTMS and 25 kV power supply. By the end of the year, 50 trains a day will be making use of the rail line.
TERMINALS
The container terminals can be divided into three groups, on the basis of location, type of cargo and import/export features:
-The deep-sea terminals on the Maasvlakte, 4.6 million teu hinterland transport, with trucks accounting for 49% in 2007. Rail reported 14% and inland shipping 37%. A large proportion of the cargo is linked with more distant destinations and the flows are dense.
-The three big terminals in the Waalhaven/Eemhaven area (ECT Home, Uniport, RST), 2.7 million teu, divided into 68% truck, 25% barge and 7% train. Over half of the containers are intra-European. Of the intercontinental containers, many have destinations quite close to Rotterdam. The fact that the cargo often consists of expensive refrigerated or frozen products reinforces the function of the truck.
-The other ten or so terminals, each with 50-200,000 teu hinterland traffic, together around 800,000 teu, which record truck shares of between 70 and 100%. By far the largest proportion of this sector consists of intra-European containers, with an emphasis on ro/ro to/from England. This market demands great speed and flexibility.
THE FUTURE
Future growth in container throughput will take place at the big terminals in the west. On the Maasvlakte, the Delta Barge Feeder Terminal (favourable for inland shipping) and the Euromax Terminal (with lots of rail capacity) will come into operation in the course of the year. From 2013 onwards, terminals on the Second Maasvlakte will become operational. Here, an attempt will be made to create the following modal split in 2035: inland shipping 45% (8.2 million teu), rail 20% (3.6) and road 35% (6.4).
MODAL SHIFT
The Dutch government and the Port of Rotterdam pursue a policy aimed at decreasing the share of road haulage; the accomplishment of a modal shift. Since 1993, the truck's share has, according to the 'old' method, declined from 66% to some 50%.
Changes in 'modal split' of hinterland transport of containers (in %):
| Inland Shipping | Rail | Truck | |
| "Old" - ECT terminals | |||
| 1993 | 26 | 8 | 66 |
| 1995 | 30 | 10 | 60 |
| 1997 | 34 | 13 | 53 |
| 1999 | 36 | 14 | 50 |
| 2001 | 39
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