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8/20/12

Netherlands: Europe's largest harbour's 'sea-leg' taking shape

Four years ago, Queen Beatrix gave Rotterdam the final nod to extend her kingdom into the North Sea to expand Europe's largest harbour - and forever change the shape of the Dutch coast.

Planned for 15 years, the Dutch monarch's signature was a final requirement to set in motion one of the largest maritime construction projects of its kind in the Netherlands in 70 years - extending the Port of Rotterdam by an area equivalent to more than 3,000 football fields.

Next year, when the first phase of the Maasvlakte 2 project is completed, a new harbour stretching three kilometres (1.8 miles) into the sea will have risen 23 metres (76 feet) from the sea floor.

Built at a total cost of 3 billion euros ($3.6 billion) Maasvlakte 2 is seen as the crown jewel at the entrance of the iconic Port of Rotterdam, Europe's largest and the world's fourth-largest harbour.

Read more: Europe's largest harbour's 'sea-leg' taking shape | Business Recorder

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