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The objective of the Port of Rotterdam Authority is to enhance the port’s competitive position as a logistics hub and world-class industrial complex. Not only in terms of size, but also with regard to quality. The core tasks of the Port Authority are to develop, manage and exploit the port in a sustainable way and to render speedy and safe services for shipping. /// Ziel des Hafenbetriebs Rotterdam ist die Verbesserung der Konkurrenzfähigkeit des Rotterdamer Hafens als logistische Drehscheibe und auch als Industriekomplex von Weltklasse - nicht nur was den Umfang, sondern auch was die Qualität betrifft. Die Kernaufgaben des Hafenbetriebs Rotterdam sind nachhaltige Entwicklung, Verwaltung und Betreibung des Hafens sowie die Gewährleistung schneller und sicherer Betriebsabläufe der Schifffahrt.

About 425 registered pilots handle 90.000 shipping movements annually. The present-day registered pilot is an independent professional. The pilot acts as advisor to the master. With the master’s permission, he is in charge of navigation on board a ship. In this way he contributes considerably to the safe and efficient handling of nautical traffic and the protection of the marine environment and infrastructure. Not only does the registered pilot bear great responsibility for the ship, but also for those on board and for the society. The Loodswezen is a maritime organisation, working continuously to ensure the best possible. Key factors herein are maximum flexibility and quality. Pilots provide round-the-clock service. All registered pilots are professionally organized in the form of a public body for the profession: Nederlandse Loodsencorporatie [NLC]. In addition to a number of legal tasks the NLc’s main objective is to maintain and improve the quality of job performence. The supporting company, Nederlands Loodswezen B.V. provides general support to the pilots and their profession. The primary tasks are the collection of pilotage charges and transportation of the registered pilots to and from the sea-going vessels.

In the Maritime Museum Rotterdam, you can discover the enormous effect that shipping has on our daily lives. Go on a journey with us through the maritime past and present in modern exhibitions for adventurers large and small. Listen to the stories, admire the prize exhibits from our leading collection or join in some of the numerous activities. The museum is in one of the oldest and largest museum harbours of the Netherlands, where you can visit historic vessels and cranes and experience how the world's leading port of Rotterdam began at this spot.