THE Amsterdam Westpoint, an international multi-modal logistics centre at Amsterdam port, has launched an aggressive marketing programme to woo Hong Kong shippers and shipping lines to its facilities.
Managing director of Amsterdam port - the Netherlands' second largest - Godfried van den Heuvel said the initial response was encouraging with potential clients indicating interest in the facility as a gateway to European markets.
''This centre will be concentrated with goods from South America and also from Southeast Asia,'' he said.
The port authority of Amsterdam, which gave the go-ahead to start work on the Amsterdam Westpoint project on July 1 last year, has allowed 70 hectares to be developed, including a 1,000-metre, deep-sea quay and roll-on, roll-off facilities.
There is also a harbour basin for inland ships and 300,000 sq metres of outdoor storage space.
On site, there will be additional platform warehouses with covered loading bays to accommodate and handle trucks, containers and office space.