Port of Rotterdam Quays Birth Certificates
Port of Rotterdam
The Netherlands
2022-2026
Over the past few years, Port of Rotterdam, the largest port in Europe, invested in the development of a sophisticated quay wall asset management (KMS) to provide reliable performance indicator of their quays structures and optimize the preservation stategies of their inventory. The KMS system, developed in collaboration with SIMCO Technologies and Traduco Asset Management, provides a proactive asset management approach to support the growth and expansion of the port.
Since the deployment of the system, the port has strategically expanded their infrastructure to increase operational capacity with major projects such as the Amaliahaven quay wall extension and the widening project of Yangtzekanaal Sleperskade in Maasvlakte 2. SIMCO has worked closely with the administration to integrate these new assets into the KMS system, ensuring seamless tracking of durability performance and long-term degradation forecasts.
Valuable life-cycle insights for the new structures
SIMCO provided key durability and service-life engineering inputs for these new quay wall structures. This included the generation of performance-based parameters required for predictive modeling within the KMS platform. The dataset acquired before the structure entered service, combined with the corresponding service-life assessment, functioned as the “Birth Certificate”. These as-built condition records provide a reliable basis for future life-cycle cost evaluation and for establishing informed maintenance and rehabilitation stategies.
- Review of construction records (concrete mixtures used, construction methods, structure geometry information)
- Determination of the local exposure conditions
- On-site GPR measurements
- Laboratory testing on sampled cores
- Concrete characterization
- STADIUM® Service-life calculations
- Corrosion initiation risk projection
SIMCO’s service-life calculations and modeling empowers the Port of Rotterdam to proactively maintain its quay wall infrastructure, ensuring long-term durability and resilient operational growth.
To learn more about the KMS system developed by SIMCO for the Port of Rotterdam:
SIMCO’s long-standing relationship with Port of Rotterdam and KMS system development has resulted in an estimated 3.3 million euros in savings.
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