Port profile · NLRTM
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is a large river harbour with basins on the North Sea, in the Netherlands. Its UN/LOCODE is NLRTM. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Rotterdam offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water, major repairs and a medium dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
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Live at Rotterdam
What members see for Rotterdam, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Rotterdam, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Rotterdam right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Rotterdam day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Rotterdam and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Rotterdam offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck stores
- Yes
- Engine stores
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Medium
- Slipway
- Small
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 t+
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Rotterdam, as the nautical port index records them. Depths are not shown: the index gives them as broad bands for one point in the port, too coarse to plan a call on.
Approach
- Shelter
- Fair
- Entrance restrictions
- Other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- No
- Med mooring
- No
- Beach mooring
- No
- Ice mooring
- No
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Rotterdam
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Rotterdam, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 1.4 deficiencies on average. Most often found: fire safety, certificates & documentation, labour conditions (mlc), pollution prevention, radio communication.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Rotterdam, and what was found.
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Questions about Rotterdam
What is the UN/LOCODE of Rotterdam?
The UN/LOCODE of Rotterdam is NLRTM.
Is pilotage compulsory in Rotterdam?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Rotterdam as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Rotterdam?
Yes. Rotterdam offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Rotterdam have a dry dock?
Yes. Rotterdam has a medium dry dock and major ship repairs.
Is Rotterdam a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Rotterdam.
How many port state control inspections are there in Rotterdam?
9 port state control inspections were recorded in Rotterdam in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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