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Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp

Rotterdam Botlek Terminal

Our flagship deep-sea terminal on the Botlek, purpose-built for petroleum products and blending at scale.

Netherlands Commissioned 1974 Operational
Total capacity
1.42 million m³
Tank count
96 tanks
Berths
4 berths
Max vessel draft
19.65 m
Coordinates
51.8863° N, 4.2917° E
Extensive crude oil tank farm with numerous large cylindrical tanks joined by pipework
Rotterdam Botlek Terminal — 96 tanks, 1.42 million m³ Illustrative photography: Tony Webster / CC BY 2.0

About this terminal

Commissioned in 1974 and expanded four times since, the Botlek terminal is the commercial centre of the Pernis network. Two deep-water berths take vessels to 180,000 DWT, with alongside discharge rates up to 4,500 m³ per hour through dedicated product lines. The site hosts 38 in-tank blend recipes and a fully automated additive injection system.

Services at Rotterdam

  • Deep-sea discharge
  • In-tank blending
  • Additive injection
  • Heating
  • Customs bonded storage

Products handled

  • Gasoline
  • Diesel
  • Jet A-1
  • Naphtha
  • Fuel oil
  • FAME