Landing and Ship west: The largest port in Europe is preparing for war with Russia

To spread: The largest European port of Rotterdam is preparing to fight with Russia. The terminals reserve places for ships with military cargoes and build logistics. The Executive Director of the port management will be Simons told Financial Times (FT), which the port coordinates with Antwerp action on the arrival of British, American and Canadian ships. According to him, not every terminal is suitable for the acceptance of military goods.

Thanks to this Rotterdam, you have to ask the port of Antwerp, which competes with it, for unloading assistance. "We consider each other less competitors. The rivalry continues where it is necessary, but in general we work together," Simons explained. The measures taken by Rotterdam are part of the EU military preparations, which develops a re -equipment plan for 800 billion euros.

The EU is trying to become more self -sufficient in response to the change in US President Donald Trump's policy, FT reports. Simons said warships would be rolled up near the pier for a few weeks four or five times a year. In addition, several times a year will be done with landing. Rotterdam has experience in receiving weapons during the 2003 Gulf of Persian, but even in the midst of the Cold War there was no special pier. Antwerp regularly ships for US troops in Europe.

The length of the port of Rotterdam is 42 km along the Maas River, it receives about 436 million tons of cargo a year, taking 28,000 ships by sea and 91,000 vessels by a river from Germany and the inland regions of Europe. The reduction of Russian oil supplies after invasion of Ukraine has led to the Port lost about 8% of profits. Recall that Ukrainian military intelligence called 15 possible scenarios of military conflicts by 2045. Six of them threaten the Baltic countries and Poland.