Port of Rotterdam

🇳🇱 Netherlands

North Sea · Multi-Purpose Port

UN/LOCODE
NLRTM
Country
🇳🇱 Netherlands
Port Type
Multi-Purpose Port
Ocean Region
North Sea
Latitude
51.9000° N
Longitude
4.5000° E

Regional Risk Context — North Sea

In the last 180 days, ArcNautical recorded 1410 vessel arrivals at Rotterdam, with Cargo accounting for 37% of port calls — in line with the North Sea regional average of 40%. Rotterdam in Netherlands sits in one of the most heavily trafficked maritime zones in the world — the gateway to Rotterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg, and Bremerhaven. Traffic density in the Dover Strait alone exceeds 500 movements per day, and the Traffic Separation Schemes managed jointly by UK, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, and Scandinavia impose strict routing constraints. Collision risk, grounding in shallow waters, and encounters with offshore wind farms and oil and gas platforms are persistent concerns. PSC inspections under the Paris MOU are rigorous, and vessels with deficiencies face above-average detention rates at North Sea ports. Winter storms (October–March) regularly compress port access windows.

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Sea Distances

Routed sea distances from Rotterdam to the principal global hubs, computed by ArcNautical's routing engine — around land and through the canals a ship actually uses, not great-circle.

Top Vessel Types (last 180 days)

Across 1410 distinct vessel arrivals, 1382 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories at Rotterdam:

37%
Cargo
507 vessels
30%
Tanker
411 vessels
13%
Other
178 vessels
6%
Passenger
82 vessels
4%
Pleasure Craft
59 vessels

Port State Control Context

Rotterdam falls under the Paris MoU. The Paris Memorandum of Understanding does not publish a bulk per-vessel detention CSV. ArcNautical evaluates per-vessel detention probability using flag-state performance (3-year rolling rate from the 2024 Paris MoU annual report), vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership transparency. Paris MoU PSC inspections remain among the most rigorous globally.

Recent Arrivals at Rotterdam

Last 10 vessel arrivals recorded by ArcNautical's AIS pipeline (last 90 days):

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-08-05 GOTTARDO 🇳🇱 NL Cargo
2026-08-05 MSTX 15 🇳🇱 NL High-Speed Craft
2026-08-05 HORIZON 🇳🇱 NL Cargo
2026-08-05 VEGOMO VI 🇳🇱 NL Passenger
2026-08-05 AMETHYST 🇳🇱 NL Cargo
2026-08-05 EXPERT 🇳🇱 NL Cargo
2026-08-05 GOTCHA 🇧🇪 BE Cargo
2026-08-05 METANOIA 🇳🇱 NL Cargo
2026-08-04 RVE43 🇳🇱 NL Other
2026-08-04 VB REBEL 🇳🇱 NL Tug

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