The designs for this were already done back in 1731 by Nicolaas Samuelsz Cruquius but the implementation could no longer be postponed to prevent the decline of the harbour of Rotterdam. Construction began on 31 October 1863.
The increase in shipping traffic created a capacity problem: there were too many branches in the river delta, making the port difficult to reach. In 1863, a law was passed that allowed for the provision of a new canal for large ocean-going ships from Rotterdam to the North Sea.
The designs for this were already done back in 1731 by Nicolaas Samuelsz Cruquius but the implementation could no longer be postponed to prevent the decline of the harbour of Rotterdam. Construction began on 31 October 1863.
This began on 31 October 1866 and was completed three years later.
It is the artificial mouth of the river Rhine. The Nieuwe Waterweg, which opened in 1872 and has a length of approximately , was constructed to keep the city and port of Rotterdam accessible to seafaring vessels as the natural Meuse-Rhine branches silted up.
In 1872, the Nieuwe Waterweg was completed and Rotterdam was easily accessible. Because of the currents and erosion, the shipping lane has been widened somewhat.
This dredged channel in the North Sea is being widened to to facilitate the largest container vessels for the new Maasvlakte 2 that opened in 2013. ==Sources and references== Canals in the Netherlands Canals in the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta Canals in South Holland Canals opened in 1872 Estuaries of the Netherlands Port of Rotterdam
The very first Nieuwe Waterweg—a breach through the dunes at Hook of Holland—was only long, but in around 1877 the channel was made much larger and wider and the current Nieuwe Waterweg was created.
At the entrance to the sea, a flood protection system called Maeslantkering has been installed (completed in 1997).
Yet because of the draft of today's supertankers, it needs to be dredged constantly. In 1997, the last part of the Delta Works, the Maeslantkering, was put in operation near the mouth of the Nieuwe Waterweg.
This dredged channel in the North Sea is being widened to to facilitate the largest container vessels for the new Maasvlakte 2 that opened in 2013. ==Sources and references== Canals in the Netherlands Canals in the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta Canals in South Holland Canals opened in 1872 Estuaries of the Netherlands Port of Rotterdam
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