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Satellite image of the port of Amsterdam, with the North Sea Canal

The Port of Amsterdam is a port located in the city of Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. Looking at the amount of cargo shipped, the port is the 4th most important in Europe. The port was created in the 13th century. It was one of the main ports of the Dutch East India Company, in the 17th century. Today, it is the second largest port in the Netherlands, after the port of Rotterdam. The North Sea Canal connects the port to the North Sea. The port of Amsterdam is mostly used for bulk cargo. In 2013, about 95 million tons of goods passed through one of the ports in Amsterdam. 79 millon tons of these were bulk cargo. About 60.000 people work in the port.

Images for kids

  • Amsterdam Noordzeekanaal Afrikahaven Amerikahaven Westhaven luchtfoto

    North Sea Canal, Afrikahaven, Amerikahaven and Westhaven

  • Westhaven

    Westhaven

  • Neptunushaven

    Neptunushaven

  • Oude houthaven 1

    Houthaven

  • Port of Amsterdam ship 7

    The Poseidon, tugboat at the port

  • Amsterdam Container Terminals (ACT) CERES - Flickr - Joost J. Bakker IJmuiden

    Alaskahaven (containers)

  • Rhenus Hanau en Rhenus Hanau II, ENI 02326109 in de Zanzibarhaven, Port of Amsterdam

    Zanzibarhaven

  • Passagiers Terminal Amsterdam

    Passengers terminal

  • PH-ELP at Amsterdam Heliport (ICAO EHHA), Port of Amsterdam, pic2

    Heliport in the port

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Puerto de Ámsterdam para niños

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