Mumbai: Port of Amsterdam organized a get-together on October 12, 2012 (Friday) at Trident with the aim to increase its presence in India.
The event was organized by Samsara Group, representative of Port of Amsterdam in India.
Mr. M (Michael) van Toledo, Commercial Manager, Port of Amsterdam and Mr. P. B. (Peter) Overbeek Bloem, Senior Manager Business Climate addressed the conference, which saw enthusiastic participation from trade and Shipping Fraternity.
Speaking at the conference, Mr. M (Michael) van Toledo said, “It is a great honour to be here to share the impression about Port of Amsterdam. Amsterdam is one of the leading European Ports in all aspects of dry bulk operations including: Handling, storage, and distribution. The Port handles almost 93 million MT cargo annually. It also handles a plethora of different products, such as cocoa, coffee, coal and agricultural products.
A substantial part of the incoming dry cargo is connected with the regional industry itself. Amsterdam's excellent accessibility and substantial options for growth and expansion make it a leading choice for one's business”.
He added, The Port of Amsterdam is not looking at competing with facilities like Rotterdam and Antwerp, but the port offers customised, value-added and price competitive services to Indian exporters and importers.
Why to choose Port of Amsterdam ?
The Port of Amsterdam is one of the major players in The Netherlands, as logistic gateway to Europe. Together with Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, the logistic hub Amsterdam has a unique combination of having both a major international airport and seaport. It is the largest Cocoa Port in the world. With the excellent geographic location of the deep-sea port, Amsterdam connects the hinterland with an extensive network of waterways, road, rail and air-connections.
The port of Amsterdam is an international logistic hub, offering various intermodal connections. As logistics centre, the Amsterdam port area is gateway to many destinations including Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Great Britain and Scandinavia Amsterdam's location, accessibility, the cargo-handling facilities (for containers, bulk and break-bulk cargo), warehousing, logistics service providers, international business climate, quality of life and 500 hectares space available for new business developments add up to unique business opportunities for every type of company.
Mr. P. B. (Peter) Overbeek Bloem said, “Port of Amsterdam is working on creating a green channels for certain commodities along with active participation from the stake holders including customs in Amsterdam to offer seamless end to end supply channels in order to serve the European market and increase customer service satisfaction”.
"Amsterdam is a flexible, efficient and reliable port for containers," he added. "A congestion-free, intermodal port with excellent hinterland connections. An environment where we create tailor made solutions for our customers.''
Mr. M (Michael) van Toledo said, the visit to India would pave the way to a new relationship between Port of Amsterdam and India, facilitated by the countrywide network and the range of maritime-related services.
Samsara Group are the General Agents in India for Port of Amsterdam.
