Rotterdam will partially dismantle its “Koningshaven De Hef” bridge to allow the passage of the new yacht Jeff Bezos.
The founder of Amazon, the richest man in the world, has commissioned Oceanco of Alblasserdam to build a gigantic yacht: a three-masted ship so large that it will not be able to pass under the iconic bridge of the Dutch city, which will therefore be temporarily dismantled. .
The municipality accepted the shipbuilder's request "out of pragmatism", he said. "This concession concerns only the passage of a ship with tall masts and since it cannot be raised like a drawbridge, the only alternative is to remove the central part", it is specified.
The costs will in any case be reimbursed by Oceanco and by Bezos himself.
"Rotterdam has been declared the maritime capital of Europe. Shipbuilding and activity in this sector are therefore an important pillar of the municipality," added the head of the municipality for bridge issues, Marcel Walravens, responding to the controversies raised. among others, by the Historical Society of Rotterdam.
(Unioneonline / L)
