Rotterdam

Crude import port · Netherlands

UN/LOCODE: NLRTM
Position: 51.90° N, 4.48° E
Largest tanker: 500,000 t deadweight, the highest berth limit on file

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Sea distances to trading hubs

Hub	Nautical miles	Via
Houston	5,072	open sea
Santos	5,501	open sea
Fujairah	6,143	Bab el-Mandeb, Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal
Singapore (Pulau Bukom)	8,384	Bab el-Mandeb, Strait of Gibraltar, Strait of Malacca, Suez Canal
Ningbo	10,490	Bab el-Mandeb, Strait of Gibraltar, Strait of Malacca, Suez Canal

Shortest sea route, computed with searoute on the MARNET shipping lane graph; within about 2 % of official tables on the main corridors.

Terminals and berths

Port of Rotterdam (Eurogeul/Maasgeul approach)

Limit	Value	Applies to	Data quality
Max arrival draught	22.55 m	PIG 'Maximum vessel sizes: Maximum draught 22,55 meter'; max length/beam/air draught 'na'	A
Note	Vessels with draught >= 17.4 m: Harbour Master pre-arrival report required; min. notice 12 h before arrival at pilot station		A

Sources: Port of Rotterdam Port Information Guide, version 2026.1 (January 2026)

Port of Rotterdam crude terminals (Europoort, Maasvlakte)

Limit	Value	Applies to	Data quality
Max deadweight	500,000 t	'supertankers with a capacity of 500,000 DWT' can be handled (port-level claim)	A
Note	95-100 Mt crude enters Rotterdam annually; ~half to BP, ExxonMobil, Shell, Vitol refineries in the port Mt/yr		A

Sources: Port of Rotterdam - Crude oil (liquid bulk) page

Maasvlakte Olie Terminal (MOT)

Limit	Value	Applies to	Data quality
Operator	Maasvlakte Olie Terminal (joint venture of oil companies, not named on site)		A
Berths	2 jetties	two discharge jetties, four discharge arms each	A
Max length	460 m	tankers up to 460 m length	A
Max arrival draught	22 m	'diepgang tot 22 meter' (draught up to 22 m)	A
Max deadweight	400000+ t	'schepen tot ruim 400.000 ton DW' (ships up to just over 400,000 DWT)	A
Storage	114,000 m3 per tank	39 tanks, each ~114,000 m3 crude (22 m high, 85 m diameter); total not stated	A
Note	~240 tankers/yr discharging 35-40 Mt crude (~1/3 of Rotterdam crude intake); berth time 24-48 h depending on ship size		A
Note	supplies all five Dutch refineries; some pipelines connect to the international network	connectivity	A

Sources: Maasvlakte Olie Terminal - 'MOT' page; Maasvlakte Olie Terminal (MOT) - 'Onze business' page; MOT - 'MOT' page

Shell Europoort jetty 104 (Beneluxhaven)

Limit	Value	Applies to	Data quality
Depth	-23.65 m	Jetty 104 · berth pocket 400 m x 80 m deepened by 2 m (2013)	D
Max arrival draught	22 m	Jetty 104 · 'very largest tankers with a draught of 22 metres'; approach dredged to -22.15 m NAP	D

Sources: Trade press 2013 (marinelink.com 'shell jetty'; page returned 403 - values from search-result summary); Trade press 2013 (marinelink.com; search-result summary)

Maatschap Europoort Terminal (MET)

Limit	Value	Applies to	Data quality
Storage	1,600,000 m3	after 2013 expansion: 1.6 million m3 in 21 tanks; ~16 Mt crude/yr; partnership Mafina BV and Ruhr Oel GmbH	D

Sources: Trade press March 2013 (search-result summaries: tankterminals.com, bunkerindex.com, offshore-energy.biz)

TEAM Terminal

Limit	Value	Applies to	Data quality
Berths	3 jetties		A
Max displacement	400,000 t	jetties suitable for unloading and loading tankers 'met een waterverplaatsing tot 400.000 ton'	A
Storage	2,754,900 m³	33 tanks	A
Note	~300 tankers/yr; 35 million m³ crude/yr	observed throughput	A
Note	lay-by or ship-to-ship only; no discharge to shore	Jetty 1 West · berth use	A

Sources: TEAM Terminal - 'Over ons' page; TEAM Terminal - 'Schepen' page (berth allocation)

Vopak Terminal Europoort

Limit	Value	Applies to	Data quality
Berths	7 vessel berths		A
Storage	3,855,673 m³		A
Max arrival draught	21 m	terminal headline 'Draught' (68.9 ft)	A
Max displacement	369,000 t	Vingerpier 1 West (port no. 5534) · sea-going vessels only; K-1, K-2, K-3 products permitted; on arrival	A
Depth	21.65 m	Vingerpier 1 West (port no. 5534) · 'Maximum draft in metres NAP (Water depth)'	A
Max arrival draught	21.1 m	Vingerpier 1 West (port no. 5534) · 'Maximum draft (Contract depth)'; exceeding contract depth needs Port Authority permission	A
Max displacement	369,000 t	Vingerpier 1 East (port no. 5533) · sea-going vessels only; K-1, K-2, K-3 products permitted; on arrival	A
Max length	360 m	Vingerpier 1 East (port no. 5533) · sea-going vessels only; K-1, K-2, K-3 products permitted	A
Depth	21.65 m	Vingerpier 1 East (port no. 5533) · 'Maximum draft in metres NAP (Water depth)'	A
Max arrival draught	21.1 m	Vingerpier 1 East (port no. 5533) · 'Maximum draft (Contract depth)'; exceeding contract depth needs Port Authority permission	A
Note	West: 1x12in vapour return + 4x16in arms; East: 1x12in vapour return + 3x16in arms	Vingerpier 1 · loading arms	A
Max displacement	341,000 t	Vingerpier 2 West (port no. 5528) · sea-going vessels only; K-1, K-2, K-3 products permitted; on arrival	A
Max length	375 m	Vingerpier 2 West (port no. 5528) · sea-going vessels only; K-1, K-2, K-3 products permitted	A
Depth	16.65 m	Vingerpier 2 West (port no. 5528) · water depth	A
Max arrival draught	16 m	Vingerpier 2 West (port no. 5528) · contract depth	A
Max displacement	135,000 t	Vingerpier 2 East (port no. 5527) · sea-going vessels only; K-1, K-2, K-3 products permitted; on arrival	A
Max length	250 m	Vingerpier 2 East (port no. 5527) · sea-going vessels only; K-1, K-2, K-3 products permitted	A
Max beam	48 m	Vingerpier 2 East (port no. 5527) · sea-going vessels only; K-1, K-2, K-3 products permitted	A
Depth	15.65 m	Vingerpier 2 East (port no. 5527) · water depth	A
Max arrival draught	15 m	Vingerpier 2 East (port no. 5527) · contract depth	A
Max displacement	100,000 t	Vingerpier 3 East (port no. 5537) · sea-going vessels and barges; fuel oil and maximum K-3 products permitted (no K-1/K-2)	A
Max length	230 m	Vingerpier 3 East (port no. 5537) · sea-going vessels and barges; fuel oil and maximum K-3 products permitted (no K-1/K-2)	A
Depth	14.65 m	Vingerpier 3 East (port no. 5537) · water depth	A
Max arrival draught	14 m	Vingerpier 3 East (port no. 5537) · contract depth; sea-going vessels and barges; fuel oil and maximum K-3 products permitted (no K-1/K-2)	A
Max displacement	177,500 t	Vingerpier 4 sea platform West (port no. 5531) · K-1, K-2, K-3 products permitted; on arrival	A
Max length	285 m	Vingerpier 4 sea platform West (port no. 5531) · K-1, K-2, K-3 products permitted	A
Depth	18.5 m	Vingerpier 4 sea platform West (port no. 5531) · water depth	A
Max arrival draught	17.65 m	Vingerpier 4 sea platform West (port no. 5531) · contract depth; K-1, K-2, K-3 products permitted	A
Max displacement	177,500 t	Vingerpier 4 sea platform East (port no. 5530) · K-1, K-2, K-3 products permitted; on arrival	A
Max length	285 m	Vingerpier 4 sea platform East (port no. 5530) · K-1, K-2, K-3 products permitted	A
Depth	18.5 m	Vingerpier 4 sea platform East (port no. 5530) · water depth	A
Max arrival draught	17.65 m	Vingerpier 4 sea platform East (port no. 5530) · contract depth; K-1, K-2, K-3 products permitted	A
Note	barges: max displacement 23,600 t, LOA 150 m, contract depth 6.00 m NAP	Vingerpier 4 barge platform West/East (O-5549/O-5550)	A
Note	coaster/barge piers for K-1 and K-3 products with dedicated jet fuel arms (10in) and multi-product arms (8in): LOA 67-135 m, max displacement 11,500 t, contract depth 4.50 m NAP	Neckarhaven piers NH-1 to NH-5 · jet fuel and multi-product loading	A
Note	min UKC (Tijpoort regeling Euro-Maasgeul): 0.3 m for draft up to 17.39 m; 0.5 m for draft up to 22.55 m m		A
Note	water density at 7e Petroleumhaven 1,012 (low tide) to 1,025 (high tide) kg/m³; avg high tide NAP +1.17 m, avg low tide NAP -0.47 m		A

Sources: Royal Vopak - terminal page 'Vopak Terminal Europoort (Rotterdam)'; Vopak Oil Rotterdam Pier Data ('Jetty details', version January 2021; file name 'steigergegevens versie december 2015')

Vopak Terminal Laurenshaven

Limit	Value	Applies to	Data quality
Storage	679,358 m³	gasoil	A
Berths	3 barge berths		A

Sources: Royal Vopak - terminal page 'Vopak Terminal Laurenshaven (Rotterdam)'

VTTI Rotterdam (ETT)

Limit	Value	Data quality
Berths	13 jetties	A
Max arrival draught	21 m	A
Max length	360 m	A
Max beam	58 m	A
Storage	1,400,000 m³	A

Sources: VTTI - location page 'Rotterdam, The Netherlands (ETT)'

Chane Terminal Nieuwe Maas

Limit	Value	Applies to	Data quality
Max length	275 m		A
Max arrival draught	14.5 m	terminal 'Draught' as published	A
Storage	1,348,000 m³		A

Sources: Chane (formerly Koole Terminals) - asset page 'Chane Terminal Nieuwe Maas'

VTTI ETT

Limit	Value	Applies to	Data quality
Note	draft 21 m in VTTI table vs 21.5 m in page text (source discrepancy); 42 tanks		A

Sources: VTTI

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