Maasvlakte, Rotterdam | Offshore Wind Innovation
The Maasvlakte is a massive man-made westward extension of the Europoort port and industrial facility within the Port of Rotterdam. Situated in the municipality of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, the Maasvlakte is built on land reclaimed from the North Sea.
An expansion called "Second Maasvlakte" was built between September 2008 and May 2013 by spraying sand on the bottom of the North Sea. This project extended the port of Rotterdam by about 2,000 hectares.
There are direct rail links to elsewhere in Europe, especially Germany.[9] The rivers Rhine and Maas enter the sea next to it. This creates good connections for rivergoing vessels. The A15 motorway, which runs into Germany, ends on the Maasvlakte.
The Maasvlakte is also the starting point of the Betuweroute freight railway to Germany.
