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LESSON 4

Ports

EUROPE NORTH

Here are some of the ports in Northern Europe:

BELGIUM

Antwerp

Antwerp is the second largest port in Europe and the fourth largest in the world. About 150 million tones of cargo is handled there every year.


	In fact Antwerp is really three ports which deal with bulk cargo, containers and cruisers.

The cruise port is popular for cruisers because it is only 300 meters for the historic city centre.

DENMARK

Aalborg

Aalborg is one of Denmark’s leading ports and handles all types of cargo including bulk cargo (coal, grain etc.) and containers. The port is also popular with cruise ships visiting Scandinavia, Denmark and North Jutland.

Video Highlights
	This clip shows activity in the port of Aalborg in Denmark. You can see the pilot coming to the ship to help it sail into the port. Then you can see the ship docking.

NETHERLANDS

Rotterdam

This is the largest port in Europe. It handles almost four times as much cargo as the nest three largest ports combined (Antwerp, Hamburg and Marseille).
Huge quantities of bulk cargo pass through every day. The port is surrounded by an industrial area where oil refineries and other factories process the imports.

GERMANY

Hamburg

Hamburg is the largest port in Germany. It is also the ninth largest container port in the world. The world’s largest container ships frequently call to Hamburg. The port is equipped with many cranes and siphons for handling liquid cargo. All kinds of bulk cargo are handled. It is interesting that Hamburg is also the world’s largest centre for trading carpets, pharmaceutical raw materials and coffee.

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