Rotterdam eyes linkup with Indian ports

Rotterdam eyes linkup with Indian ports Port of Rotterdam port officials visited India last week and indicated they would be interested in setting up partnerships in Indian ports.
   'We're not interested in cargo-handling and other day-to-day port operations,' Pieter Struijs, president and director, Port of Rotterdam, told the Hindu Business Line.
   Rotterdam has a cooperative arrangement with a port in Oman, Struijis said, and could look to set up a similar arrangement with one or more ports in India, most likely acting as a manager of a port or terminal in a landlord model.
   Holland’s transport minister also met with India’s shipping minister to discuss potential collaborations, including development of inland waterways and dredging to cope with India’s fast growing maritime sector.