April 30, 2024 What's News The text write and uses here if the customer wants to know minute estimate. We answer soon we confirm.   title : Ports of Shanghai and Rotterdam team up     Ports of Shanghai and Rotterdam team up The ports of Shanghai and Rotterdam are to work closely together, according to a World Port Agreement signed by the directors of the two port companies, Xu Peixing and Hans Smits. (8/26/2005) The Port of Rotterdam expects the collaboration with the port authority of Shanghai to provide it with better access to Chinese business. Shanghai is, in the first instance, primarily interested in Rotterdam’s knowledge in the field of hinterland connections, mainly inland shipping. Shanghai and Rotterdam are both the largest and most prominent ports in their respective regions of China and Northwest Europe. The two city administrations have enjoyed a sister-city relationship since 1979. In this agreement, the port authorities have undertaken to extend the co-operation and exchange of knowledge to cover such areas as port management and development, commercial activities, security and the use of ICT. Hans Smits, CEO of Port of Rotterdam, said: “Signing the World Port Agreement is in line with the strategy to increase our market share in transport between China and Europe. Rotterdam already handles a large proportion of Chinese cargo but, in my opinion, it should be capable of attracting a larger share.” Traditionally, a lot of Chinese cargo has always travelled via Hamburg. Despite this, container traffic between China (People's Republic and Hong Kong) and Rotterdam was up 46% last year to 1.4 million TEU, and almost equals Hamburg’s China volume (1.7m TEU). On mainland China, Shanghai is the most prominent port of destination/arrival for containers to/from Rotterdam, with 386,000 TEU in 2004. Chefoo (part of Yantai in the Shandong province in the north, near the port of Qingdao) ranks number two with 246,000 TEU. From/to Hong Kong the 2004 volume is 421,000 TEU.