The co-drivers view: Maasvlakte 1 & 2

Rotterdam is one of the largest ports in the world. In order to cope with the increasing size of the ships, the Dutch government decided to expand the existing port facilities at the Maasvlakte 1. This extension was located directly on deep water, into the North Sea. The Maasvlakte 2 covers 1000 hectares of industrial sites and in order to accommodate larger ships the Maasgeul has been widened to over 800 meters.

In the first video the Maasvlakte 2 can be seen, just as it went operational in 2013. Industrial activity still has to develop in this area, so a surreal "empty" landscape can be seen, where only (rail)roads have been built yet. 

The second video continues the journey on the Maasvlakte 2 back towards the previous area, Maasvlakte 1. This area has been developed since the 1970s and has reached its maximum potential. Driving along the highway A15 we can see Europoort, which is a section of the Rotterdam port that existed even before the Maasvlakte 1 area was built.

Car used: BMW X5 xDrive30d LCI (E70 / MY2012)

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• The co-drivers view: Utrecht (2010)
• The co-drivers view: Police escort in the Hague (2010)
• The co-drivers view: Trip to Italy (2010)
• The co-drivers view: Nijmegen (2010)
• The co-drivers view: Münsterland (2010)
• The co-drivers view: Heidelberg (2011)
• The co-drivers view: Sunday on the Autobahn (2011)
• The co-drivers view: Central Germany (2011)
• The co-drivers view: Deventer (2011)
• The co-drivers view: Amsterdam ringroad A1 / A9 / A2 (2011) 
• The co-drivers view: Hamburg Elbtunnel (2011)
• The co-drivers view: Dutch army on the move (2011)
• The co-drivers view: the Hague (2011)
• The co-drivers view: Ringroad Eindhoven (2011)
• The co-drivers view: Oldenburg (2011)
• The co-drivers view: Arnhem (2011)
• The co-drivers view: A12 Utrecht (2012)
• The co-drivers view: Rotterdam (2012)
• The co-drivers view: Autobahn A2 (2012)
• The co-drivers view: the Dutch countryside (2012)
• The co-drivers view: Veluwe (2012)
• The co-drivers view: Hamburg (2012)
• The co-drivers view: Osnabrück / Autobahn A30 (2012)
• The co-drivers view: Berlin (2012)
• The co-drivers view: driving fast on the Autobahn (2013)
• The co-drivers view: Kampen (2013)
• The co-drivers view: Oxford (2013)
• The co-drivers view: Bremen (2013)
• The co-drivers view: Amsterdam (2013)