Port Authority
Harbour master
56, Merwekade
3311 TH Dordrecht
Tel 078-639 78 78
Fax 078-639 78 79
E-mail havenbedrijf@dordrecht.nl
Internet www.dordrecht.nl
Niek Ooijevaar
Head of Nautical Department
General information
The port of Dordrecht has an open link with the North Sea, about 25 nautical miles away via the Oude Maas and the New Waterway. The port is accessible to ocean-going vessels with draughts of up to 31 feet and cargo capacities of up to 30,000 dwt.
The main approach is via Maasmond (Hoek van Holland), the Nieuwe Waterweg and the Oude Maas, with a minimum depth of 10.00 m below Normal Amsterdam Level (NAP). Immediately above its confluence with the Nieuwe Maas, the Oude Maas is spanned by two lifting bridges: the Botiek (available width 53.8 m.) and Spijkenisse (width 80 m).
As a traditional transit point between ocean shipping and inland shipping, the port of Dordrecht is first and foremost a transhipment port. Many goods coming from overseas and destined, for example, for the Ruhr – or vice versa – are transhipped in Dordrecht. The principal activities are the handling and storage of:
The port of Dordrecht is located at latitude 51’49 N and longitude 4’40E on the south bank of the Oude Maas river at its junction with the Merwede, Noord and Dordtse Kil rivers.
Pilotage and other support services
The Pilotage Authority for the Rotterdam-Rijnmond region, which includes Europoort Rotterdam, also includes Dordrecht. It is the Rotterdam-Rijnmond Pilotage Corporation, Seattleweg 7, P.O. Box 830, 3000 AV Rotterdam (telephone 010 – 4000500).
All essentials are available: boatmen, tugs, a harbour reception system, floating derricks, ship repair facilities, ship-chandlers, distribution agents, customs facilities and a drinking water supply.
Administration
The harbour is administered by Stadwerken of the Municipality of Dordrecht. The harbour master of this municipality controls commercial shipping.
The Port of Dordrecht Authorities (Havenbedrijf Dordrecht) include the ports of Zwijndrecht and Papendrecht.
Click here for more information about Pilotage, Customs Regulations, Dimensions of seagoing vessels, Tidal, Immigration and Drinking water (website Municipality Dordrecht).
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