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The port of Rotterdam is a hub for the international flow of goods, as well as an world class industrial complex (see Appendix F). With throughput of more than 421 million tonnes of goods, Rotterdam is by far the largest seaport in Europe. Its share of the petrochemical and energy sector is roughly 20% of the total production capacity in Northwestern Europe. The added value of the port and industrial complex of Rotterdam was about € 12.3 billion in 2006. About 86,500 persons were directly employed in the port complex in 2006.