Key economic sectors
Rotterdam is known as the gateway to Europe. Our port is at the heart of Europe's largest maritime cluster. With Erasmus University, Erasmus Medical Center and TU Delft our city and wider urban region boasts internationally acclaimed research and knowledge institutions, driving our local economy. In Rotterdam, governmental bodies, companies and entrepreneurs, institutions en individuals actively work together, contributing to finding new, creative solutions to current and future challenges, such as energy transition, circularity, climate change adaptation, digital transition and urban resilience.
Maritime & Offshore
Rotterdam is the biggest European maritime city, housing subindustries, such as maritime business services, shipbuilding, offshore services, and hydrogen and commodity trading.
Energy
Rotterdam is a leading city in the energy transition. The geographic location, its focus on innovation, its ecosystem are all important important factors, contributing to our leading role.
IT & Tech
Rotterdam offers a superb IT & Tech ecosystem thanks to our multilingual workforce, digital infrastructure, R&D incentives and the government’s focus on IT innovations and HTSM.
Agri & Food
Our city offers a unique environment for local and international companies in the Agri & Food industry to grow and succeed.
Urban Planning
The city of Rotterdam is internationally recognized as a model of resilience and urban planning. Our city is a hotbed for urban planning and resilience innovations.
HealthTech
Rotterdam is an evolving hub for HealthTech innovation, where advancements in IT, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data and Digital Health are shaping the future of healthcare.
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