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The Netherlands / Maasvlakte 1

The ? rst Maasvlakte extension at the Port of Rotterdam was built by a combination of dikes and sand suppletion reaching west into the North Sea. This expansion made it possible to receive larger ships and build numerous container terminals directly connected by train lines to the hinterlands of the rest of Europe, especially Germany. The extension also created space for the storage of toxic waste and polluted sand in an area called the Slufter and provided better protection for the environment.

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