Rotterdam and Nieuwe Waterweg: Heavy shipping traffic

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Rotterdam and Nieuwe Waterweg: how the place works

The largest port in Europe, and yachts are tolerated guests here among seagoing ships, tugs and inland convoys. The Nieuwe Waterweg is both approach and main road, traffic density is high and sight lines between the installations are poor.

Rotterdam and Nieuwe Waterweg: what breaks there

The expensive case is never your own boat: forcing a seagoing ship to manoeuvre or hitting a port structure means figures that have nothing to do with the boat's value. Add suction and swell, which reach even supposedly sheltered moorings.

Rotterdam and Nieuwe Waterweg: what this means for your policy

Here the liability limit alone decides. Check it before you enter, and also check whether the policy expressly covers navigation in seaports with commercial shipping.

Cruising range

In the calculator this spot falls under EU inland waters

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