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ALL WEATHER TERMINALSVLOCATION: Westpoort, Port of Amsterdam, The Netherlands TERMINAL OPERATOR: VCK GroupFURTHER INFORMATION: www.vcklogistics.com/enCK Group commissioned its fourthAWT in the Suezhaven area of the Port of Amsterdam in April 2016.The commissioning of the new terminal means that covered transhipment capacity in Amsterdam has risen to between 1.5 and 2 million tons. This now makes Amsterdam the largest provider of covered transhipment in Europe.Developments in the market for AWT transhipment have spurred growth in volumes. Sea-going vessels are becoming larger and often require immediate transhipment between sea- going and inland vessels.is also equipped with a 50-ton capacity transhipment crane. This means that the terminal is 3 m wider and 4 m higher than the three previously-built terminals.Amsterdam is a state-of-the-art, multimodal, all-weather terminal for LoLo and RoRo shipments. The combination of facilities that the terminal offers is unique in Europe. Its “one roof, all weather” concept,The new AWT measures 100 m long, 22 m high with a water depth of 30 m. ItThe Waterland Terminal in the Port ofVCK Group