Technical terms are often used in the construction of the new sea lock. We have listed the most commonly used terms for you.

Curious to see what will be where? Check our overview picture (pdf, in Dutch).

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In spring 2019, Marika Santvoort travelled to Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire on behalf of Port of Amsterdam. She spoke with several cocoa farmers. This resulted in some beautiful stories and portraits.

Every year, dozens of offshore vessels come to Amsterdam for repair and maintenance. This takes place at our clients Damen Shiprepair and Oranjewerf, Koole Maritiem, Dutch Offshore, HORS, and Smalo, among others.

This longest of the four harbour cycle routes produces the greatest contrasts. The illustrious artists' village of Ruigoord borders on a company that stores petroleum. And further on you can cycle from a centuries-old duck decoy to a cycle path with state-of-the-art, climate-neutral lighting.

You cycle along the tangible evidence of the new direction the port is taking: that of the circular economy. We're still developing in this respect. That is why you'll also come across large storage tanks for petrol along the way.

The Amsterdam/IJmuiden region and Port of Amsterdam are fully committed to (offshore) wind power. To facilitate the construction of wind farms, we are manufacturing and shipping various parts via the North Sea Canal Area.