Europe Container Terminals

Europe Container Terminals (ECT) is the largest and most advanced container terminal operator in Europe, handling more than 70% of all containers at the Port of Rotterdam. ECT operates the ECT Delta Terminal on the Maasvlakte Peninsula (close to the North Sea) and the ECT Home Terminal & ECT Hanno Terminal in the Eemhaven/Waalhaven area (near the city centre). ECT has developed a network of inland terminals to facilitate better intermodal transport between Rotterdam and the hinterland. In 2006, ECT handled 5.5 million TEU. ECT is a member of the Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) Group, a subsidiary of the multinational conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL). HPH is the world's leading port investor, developer and operator with interests in 23 countries throughout Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe and the Americas. Today, HPH operates in 45 ports and owns a number of transportation-related service companies.