From the second week of January, inland vessels carrying hazardous cargo will be allowed to berth at about 50 mixed berths in the port of Rotterdam. This will allow so-called cone ships (named after the 1 or 2 blue cones specifying the cargo’s hazard category) to berth right next to each other and next to vessels without hazardous cargoes.
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has gained experience with this in a trial over the past year and a half. Both the Harbour Master of Rotterdam and the inland...