ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe, a German steel corporation, makes multi-dollar investments in the Rotterdam port with a new unloading installation for seagoing vessels to be built at Ertsoverslagbedrijf Europoort C.V. (EECV).
The new unloader, which is scheduled to be operational by the end of 2025, is expected to increase efficiency, environmental friendliness, and safety. This demonstrates ThyssenKrupp Steel’s commitment to contemporary infrastructure in Rotterdam, as well as sustainable supplies to ThyssenKrupp Steel and Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM) in Duisburg.
Four powerful grab cranes at EECV’s terminal in the Port of Rotterdam will lift iron ore and coal from the bellies of huge bulk freighters every day for steel manufacturing in the Ruhr area.
One of them is old and will be replaced with a new, high-efficiency ship unloader. The shareholders opted for an investment in the mid-double-digit million level. The initiative provides a strong signal for the future of EECV and Thyssenkrupp Veerhaven, ThyssenKrupp Steel’s two Dutch logistics businesses. HKM is also a shareholder in the bulk handling facilities of EECV.
The two firms’ work will continue in the future, owing to the German government and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia’s approval of financing for the “tkH2Steel” decarbonisation project by Brussels.
“The amounts of coal being transshipped will gradually decline from 2027 onward, but iron ore will still be needed for the production of climate-friendly steel. As a result, EECV and ThyssenKrupp Veerhaven will transport the raw material for the new direct reduction plant in the future. With the new ship unloader and the proven push boat fleet, both companies will continue to ensure a reliable connection between the Port of Rotterdam and the green steelworks in Duisburg over the coming decades,” stated Heike Denecke-Arnold, COO at ThyssenKrupp Steel.
