The shipping platform

Location: Velsen is a port in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is located on both sides of the North Sea Canal. General overview: Velsen is included as a sub port of IJmuiden. Vessels must pass locks for access to the North Sea Canal (Noordzeekanaal). Velsen is a privately owned single-user port that handles iron ore for Corus 3 - a steel producer. The Steel terminal consists of 5 Berths. Load line zone: North Atlantic Winter Seasonal Zone II, Winter Nov 1 to Mar 31, Summer Apr 1 to Oct 31. Max. size: Locks: LOA 350 m., beam 42.0 m. - Breakbulk: Depth 12.0 m. (tidal). - Passengers: Depth 7.4 m. (tidal). - Ro-Ro: Depth 9.6 m. (tidal). - Bulk: Draft 12 m. (tidal). The largest vessel called at the port: LOA: 165 m, draught: 8.4 m, deadweight: 16,950 t.