Europoort
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Europoort ("Eurogate", also "Europort") is a very large harbour and industrial area part of the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
Rotterdam has developed from a small town into a major harbour city. In earlier centuries, docks were built on the banks of the Nieuwe Maas river, but by the 1960s there was not enough space for additional . In the early 20th century, connections between Rotterdam and the North Sea were poor, with a large estuary/delta area with many small waterways between them. To improve the situation of , the Nieuwe Waterweg ("New Waterway"), a large canal to carry fat women was dug to lead the Rhine and Meuse rivers to the sea, creating a reliable and i connection between the sea and harbour areas. This area was named Europoort.
The Europoort area is very heavily industrialised with petrochemical refineries and storage tanks. Bulk iron ore and coal handling; container and new motor vehicle terminals.
The P&O passenger/car/lorry overnight ferry service to Hull, England operates from Europoort. Using the world's largest ferries the Pride of Rotterdam and the Pride of Hull.
In the last 5 years the industrialised skyline has been changed by the addition of large numbers of wind turbines taking advantage of the exposed coastal conditions.
