The Draft Port Vision 2030 describes how the Rotterdam port and industrial zone may develop in the next 20 years. If it is up to the Port Authority, by 2030 the port will be the pacesetter in the field of efficiency and sustainability. Maasvlakte 2 is an important part of this vision on the future. Through the new land, the port can achieve a number of things, including reinforcing its position as super-efficient transport hub, for both containers and other types of cargo. Yet Maasvlakte 2 also offers space for new developments in the Rotterdam energy and chemicals cluster. The Draft Port Vision makes clear that through more efficient use of the space in the existing port area, collaboration with Dordrecht and Moerdijk, and the development of Maasvlakte 2, as things presently appear, there will be no need for a Maasvlakte 3 even by 2030.

The Port Vision 2030 is a draft. The Port Authority intends to further detail the document in the coming months through discussions with and the reactions of citizens and businesses. The intention is that the Rotterdam municipal council will establish the Port Vision 2030 as the guiding vision for the coming years late in 2011. Visit Port Compass for the interactive Port Vision 2030.