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Keep moving!by Henk Hofman

Not so long ago I spoke to Albert Hendrikse about the posi�ve developments in the past year within Nijhof-Was-sink. “No ma�er what, we must keep moving,” he said, “and seek new opportuni-�es, otherwise we risk losing ground!”

A�er this conversa�on I thought back to the concept of “keeping moving” and its meaning in a number of dif-ferent situa�ons. Just to give some examples, it almost doesn’t ma�er what the complaint is, our doctors tell us to keep moving! And in our industry our main ac�vi-ty is to move and keep mov-ing the goods all over Europe and the rest of the world.

For every company it is es-sen�al to be dynamic and keep seeking new challenges with an open mind - inter-nally as well as externally.

It is said that in the next 20 years there will be more changes than in the past 40 years.This seems clear to me and I think that whether we like it or not we must make sure that we are well prepared and do not miss the boat. A�er all, changes are not necessarily bad for us! On the contrary, they also pro-duce new insights, encour-age us to remain cri�cal and keep our finger on the pulse.

I am convinced that the co-opera�on and open ex-change of ideas inside Tank-ceu certainly contributes to broadening our horizons and helping us in our search for new opportuni�es.

I would like to take this op-portunity to thank the Tank-ceu Board members for their input and enthusiasm, and not forge�ng their �me!

Finally, I wish you all a healthy, prosperous and dy-namic 2015! And above all keep........

01 Introduc�on01 Introduc�on

02 Mee�ngs02 Nice - general03 Nice - planners04 Forthcoming mee�ngs

05 Visits & Impressions05 Curt Richter, Comata06 Cisterpor, Duarte

07 Members07 Members in Na�onal/ Regional Organisa�ons09 Nijhof-Wassink10 Nijhof-Wassink11 Samat Nord12 Curt Richter13 Kralowetz14 Duarte

15 Staff15 Dekker (NL)15 FoodTankers16 Laabs16 Moonway17 Samat Sud17 Samat Spain18 Kralowetz

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General Meeting (Chemical and Food Division) Nice (F), 5 September 2014 by Petra Jongejan

The annual general mee�ng for both the Chemical and Food Grade divisions took place on 5 September in Nice (F). From the start, the loca�-on of the mee�ng, the histo-ric Hotel Westminster on the Promenade des Anglais, crea-ted a great ambiance. On top the weather condi�ons could not have been be�er!!

Special a�en�on was de-voted on the agenda to the new regula�ons affec�ng the transport industry in se-veral European countries. In par�cular, concern was ex-pressed regarding standard rest hours for the weekend, which in France and Belgi-um may no longer be spent in a truck cab. The absence

of sufficient infrastructure, such as hotels near motor-ways where trucks with ha-zardous cargo can park, was men�oned.Tom Mohn, the CEO of Moon-way, who was a�ending this type of mee�ng for the first �me, received a special wel-come. He then presented the ac�vi�es and strong-points of his company.

In addi�on, regular agenda items, such as visits by the Board, recent mee�ngs, the market situa�on and an overview of the exchange of cargo between the members were discussed.Henk Hofman was pleased to hand out hard copies of the updated Tankceu Info Book, which contains a wealth of informa�on about the Tank-ceu companies for the mem-bers and their staff. In the a�ernoon, Van Hool gave an interes�ng presenta�on on

the company and the high quality tank and container trailers it produces, which it supplies to some member companies.During the mee�ng, the par-�cipants’ partners were ta-ken for a visit to the historic Fragonard perfume factory in Grasse and the beau�-ful village of Saint Paul de Vence, which in the past was frequented by many famous painters such as Picasso and Ma�sse, etc.

In the evening, Van Hool sponsored the dinner in a nearby restaurant, where Mediterranean cuisine play-ed a delicious leading role. The next morning the group took part in a guided tour of the highlights of Nice. The programme closed with a boat trip that provided an impression of the beau�ful coastline of Nice and the sur-rounding area.

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Slightly earlier than usual the planners’ mee�ng for the Food and Chemical divisions took place on 27 September, in Nice (F). The group was quite large, including a lot of new faces who brought new input and enthusiasm with them.

The first part of the mee�ng was spent with both divisions together so that everybody could be informed about de-velopments within Tankceu, the latest mee�ngs, visits by the Board and new regu-la�ons in various European countries. Of these, in par�-cular the new rules regarding standard rest �mes for the weekend in France and Bel-gium are causing planners addi�onal concerns about the right way to manage the transports assigned to them.

Tania Kaasila took part for the first �me in a Tankceu planners’ mee�ng and pre-sented Moonway, the Turku (FIN) based company where she is responsible for opera-�ons.

A�er the morning coffee break, the Chemical and Food Grade divisions split up and con�nued their mee�ngs in separate rooms, where, amongst other things, the communica�on lines bet-ween planners and drivers, customers and colleagues were discussed. Jérôme Du-rand (Samat), Mar�n Ben-der (Curt Richter) and Stefan Walter (Georg Buchner) ex-plained to their colleagues how these lines of communi-ca�on are managed in their companies.Another important item on

the agenda was the presen-ta�on of traffic lanes by in-dividual Tankceu member companies where they could help each other out with ad-di�onal capacity or reloads. A�er lunch, small groups were created in which these specific needs and opportu-ni�es for coopera�on were discussed in detail.

The mee�ng closed with both divisions coming back to the main mee�ng room, where Gustavo Duarte (Paulo Duarte) briefly spoke about a trial in which his company is involved using natural gas instead of fuel tanks on their trucks. In addi�on, Hans Pe-tersen presented a project in which his company is ta-king part, which involves ice being scraped from glaciers in Greenland. The ice melts during transporta�on to Denmark, where the water is bo�led and then shipped to China and Japan.

Henk Hofman thanked eve-ryone for their input, and in the evening the en�re group again came together in a beach restaurant, where discussions con�nued over a delicious meal.

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Nice (F), 27 September 2014 by Petra Jongejan

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Next Tankceu Meetings by Petra Jongejan

Forthcoming Tankceu mee�ngs are the:

- Board mee�ng Food and Chemical 16 December 2014 in Hoofddorp (NL)- General mee�ng Food 17 March 2015 in Feuchy (F) ***- General mee�ng Chemical March 2015 in Hoofddorp (NL)- General mee�ng Food and Chemical September 2015- Planners’ mee�ng Food and Chemical September 2015

*** A few words about the previous general mee�ng of the Food Grade Division in Febru-ary 2014 in Kliplev-Aabenraa (DK): CEO Søren Tvede of Eurobulk generously offered to host this mee�ng and booked a charming local hotel overlooking the Flensburger Fjörde to ac-commodate the par�cipants. Upon arrival Søren Tvede treated them to a culinary surprise dinner, which was a great way of kicking off the mee�ng!

The idea of having general mee�ngs of the Food Grade Division at the members’ sites in future greatly appealed to the par�cipants. Bruno Bertrand of Comata then offered to host the next mee�ng in 2015 at his new site in Feuchy.

Hotel Fakkelgaarden located at the Flensburger Fjörde

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In the last 7 months Henk Hofman has visited a number of Tankceu member companies. On the last two visits he was accompanied by Tankceu Board member Jan Duel of Dekker Groep.

Curt Richter

15 May & 7 November 2014Cologne

A container designed and manufactured by Curt Richter is used as a training unit. For more informa�on, see ar�cle on page 12.

Curt Richter has a large building used for inspec�ng, maintaining and repairing tank containers and tank trailers.

Recently the company purchased a piece of neighbouring land to enable it to start up new and extend exis�ng ac�vi�es.

Comata

21 May, 2014Feuchy (Arras)

The new Comata site, which is located in Feuchy, includes new offices, a maintenance building and a brand new cleaning sta�on for liquid food grade products.

Cleaning sta�on • opening hours: Mon - Fri: 08.00 – 18.00 hrs (no chocolate cleaning) • contact: Fabien Ivart T +33 3 21 15 20 98 E fabien.ivart@comata.fr

Visits and Impressions

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Paulo Duarte and Cisterpor

10 & 11 July, 2014Lisbon

Our Portuguese members, José Paulo Duarte and Antonio Leitão,

with whom we had some interes�ng discussions.

One of the main secondary ac�vi�es of Paulo Duarte is the cul�va�on, packaging, storage and distribu�on of fruit.

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Gustavo Paulo Duarte (Commercial Manager of Paulo Duarte)

a Chairman of the Na�onal Board of Antramb Antram is the na�onal road carriers’ associa�on in Portugal and defends the interests of the approximately 2,000 associated haulage companiesc Main items during the last year • Collec�ve employment contract • Development of fuel prices • Encouragement of investments to modernize the transport sector • Crea�on of an efficient model for collec�ng tolls • Lobbying with poli�cal par�es and others to seek a�en�on for domes�c and interna�onal regula�ons (eco-tax in France, weekly in-cab rest hours) that may damage the interests of Portuguese associates

Antonio Leitão (CEO of Cisterpor)

a Chairman of Antram for the Lisbon regionb Antram-Lisbon represents 607 road haulage companies. Antram’s parent organisa�on is divided into 4 regions, of which Lisbon is one; the other regions are North, Centre and Southc Main items during the last year • Dispute about the current price level of fuel • Lobbying to challenge the unjust payment of the Spanish “cén�mo sanitario” fuel tax, for which Antram finally received recogni�on • Strongly urging the Portuguese government to put in place immediate correc�ve measures to mi�gate the serious consequences of the proposed state budget for 2015 – if implemented - for its members

Tankceu Members in National and Regional Hauliers’ Associations

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Enrique Soravilla (CEO of Solazo)

a Chairman of Transcalitb Transcalit is a federa�on that represents medium-sized and large haulage companies from the province of Barcelona, in par�cular those with their own fleets, and which also promotes the quality of road transportc Main items during the last year • Nego�a�ons regarding the employment contract applicable in the province of Barcelona • Nego�a�ons with the Catalan government about transport-related issues, such as claiming back a fuel tax that had been paid for several years. By verdict of the Court in Luxembourg this tax must be reimbursed to Catalan haulage companies • Other services rendered to members, such as training of drivers, ADR cer�ficates, preven�on of labour risks

Eugène Schnebelen (CEO of Blondel)

a Co-chairman of TLF for the Alsace regionb TLF (Transports et Logis�ques de France); Groupe Brun (Blondel) is a member of TLF. TLF and FNTR (Fédéra�on Na�onale de Transport Rou�er) are the 2 biggest employers’ federa�ons in France. TLF represents the transport groups and companies that are ac�ve in addi�onal logis�cs ac�vi�es related to road, rail, sea, air, transit transport etc.., while FNTR represents the tradi�onal medium-sized transport companies. c Main items during the last year • Eugène Schnebelen is one of the discussion partners for the French administra�on for problems concerning road transport in the Alsace region, such as the eco tax, training, road safety, administra�ve sanc�ons • As regional representa�ve, Eugène Schnebelen is also a member of the na�onal TLF commi�ee, which structures rela�ons with the administra�ve authori�es in the Ministry of Transport.

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New Nijhof-Wassink Warehouses in Poland

Currently Nijhof-Wassink is working hard on the con-struc�on of two new ware-houses at its intermodal hub in Kutno, Poland. This expan-sion will add 16,000 m² of storage space which will be crucial for mee�ng the ra-pidly increasing demand for such facili�es in the region. The two new warehouses, in addi�on to the exis�ng three, will take the available storage space to 40,000 m�.

The expansion of Nijhof-Wassink Logis�cs Centre in the heart of Poland is scheduled to be completed at the beginning of 2015.

More informa�on about Nijhof-Wassink on: www.nijhof-wassink.com

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Erik Taal and Jean-Pierre Wander (1st and 2nd le�) represented Nijhof-Wassink as the award was presented by Astrid Buijssen of Shell Chemicals Europe.

Nijhof-Wassink - Shell Chemicals Europe Haulier of the Year 2013-2014

Nijhof-Wassink B.V. has been named Haulier of the Year 2013-2014 by Shell Chemi-cals Europe B.V. This pres�-gious award acknowledges opera�onal excellence by measuring the number of complaints, on-�me loading and delivery performance, the number of spills and in-

cidents, and the delivered near-miss repor�ng. Nijhof-Wassink achieved remarka-bly high scores in these areas, which are of great impor-tance to Shell Chemicals. Fur-thermore our company ma-naged to really excel in terms of health, security, safety, and environmental aspects.

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SAMAT NORD is the Samat subsidiary in the Parisian area. The branch has been opera�onal since September 2014, and is located in the inland port of Gennevilliers, north of Paris.

The subsidiary is run by Thier-ry HUMBERT, the branch ma-nager. The opera�ons ma-nager is Mouncif MEKID and the QHSE and administra�ve department are managed by Jennifer FLOQUET.

The company employs ap-proximately 140 people. The fleet consists of 70 rigids and 25 tractors. The main ac�vi-�es of the subsidiary consist

of distribu�ng cryogenic and fuel products, and are supple-mented by the distribu�on of chemicals and other goods.

The company premises in-clude a parking area of 5,600 square meters, offices and an integrated workshop. A se-cond parking area has been completely renovated for the storage and transfer of containers. A “ReachTaker” li�ing device makes it pos-sible to operate loaded bulk containers. Electric hea�ng is available. The site is also able to deal with the loading and unloading of ADR containers for the Paris region.

In 2005, to guarantee its po-si�on in the Paris region, Groupe Samat purchased Alex Essence, at the �me ma-naged by Mr. D. Girod. Sub-sequently Groupe Samat joint the Tankceu Associa�on.

The en�re staff will be pleased to meet your transport needs in the Paris region.

Fur further informa�on, please contact:

Thierry HUMBERTT +33 1 40 86 47 50E thierry.humbert@ groupesamat.com

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Curt Richter SE: accessible tank container for presentation and training purposes

Curt Richter SE offers its customers and staff, and internal and external trainees a rare glimpse of an accessible transport container that was developed by the company itself. The container enables interested par�es to dis-cover the details of and ways in which the container works, and become familiar with standards and special requirements.

It all started with an idea. In 2012 the technical manager, Wolfgang Imdieke, and the container repair shop and metal workshop teams in Cologne were inspired by the idea for this project and me�culously devised the construc�on plans.

Alongside the numerous technical ques�ons, the main issue was the way in which the tank container could be constructed and equipped in order to - literally - bring it closer to interested customers and staff.

Finally, in 2013 the moment had come: a disused mul�-compartment container, which was s�ll suitable for visi�ng purposes, was chosen. Over a period of 4 months the container was converted and fi�ed out by the workshop staff. The interior was renovated and small exhibi�on panels were installed for displaying informa�on materials at presenta�ons. The main improvement was a door serving as a side entrance, since not everybody would wish to climb through the manhole! A secure walkway made it possible to climb on top of the container and examine the tank fi�ngs and equipment from above too.

The tank container is now used at external appoint-ments with customers and also for training purposes within the company. We consider the wholly posi�ve response at presenta�ons and the ensuing in-depth discussions to be a major success of this project, which was conceived and implemented by our staff.

For further informa�on, please contact

Kurt RichterT +49 221 96 499 151E kurt.richterjr@curt-richter.de

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As of April 2015 a second lane for the internal cleaning of food grade tanks will come into opera�on at Kralowetz.

At present the interior of the sta�on is s�ll under construc-�on, although the building itself has been completed. Plant installa�on work will commence in January 2015. The new cleaning lane will include 4 stainless steel noz-zles for the simultaneous cleaning of 4 compartments and an addi�onal nozzle for the internal cleaning of con-tainers. The water flow ca-pacity per nozzle is 100 litres per minute and the maxi-mum standard pressure is 100 bar.

Currently the exis�ng lane is used for cleaning both food and chemical tankers, but will be used exclusively for chemicals a�er the second lane has been put into op-era�on.

From the middle of next year the cleaning sta�on will be EFTCO cer�fied, which will allow Kralowetz to issue ECD cleaning cer�ficates. The internal cleaning installa-�on has been set up by the German company Weidner, which is based in Schwä-bisch Hall, and which over 40 years has gained a great deal of experience in this area (customers include Kobler Mu�erstadt, Waschbetriebe

Graz, as well as cleaning in-stalla�ons in the USA, China & South Korea). The opening hours will remain the same:• Monday - Friday: 7.00 am - 10.00 pm• Saturdays: 7.00 am - 12.00 noonCleaning is also possible out-side of these hours by prior arrangement.

Payment can be made by EuroShell, DKV, UTA and several other credit cards. In addi�on, clean sanitary facili�es, showers, washing machines etc. are available on site for the drivers to use.

For further informa�on, please contact:

Hermann SteinkellnerETG (Kralowetz)Hermannsdorf 2aA-3304 St. Georgen / Ybbsfelde (A1 motorway, exit 108)

T +43 664 101 55 08E hermann.steinkellner @kralowetz.at

Expansion of the Kralowetz cleaning station in St. Georgen (A)

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Paulo Duarte trials gas-driven vehicles

Duarte has been asked to par�cipate in a trial comparing the consump�on of diesel trucks with that of LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) and CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) trucks.

So far their experience has been as follows:

Diesel consump�on • 33.11 litres / 100 km Average monthly distance travelled • approx. 14,286 km

Iveco Stralis (LNG vehicle) • 26.1 litres / 100 km Average CNG consump�on • 0.87 litres / 100 km (this tank is only used in reserve) Average monthly distance travelled • approx. 12,743 km

Comparison and conclusionsA scenario in which both of the above-men�oned vehicles run approximately 10,000 km results in a consump�on of • diesel: approx. 3,311 litres• LNG gas: 2,610 litres

Advantages of gas-driven trucks• consume roughly 21% less fuel than standard diesel trucks• CO2 emissions are lower, so less pollu�ng• engine is quieter• purchase price (€0.856 / litre) of gas is lower

Disadvantages of gas-driven trucks• purchase price per truck: around €125,000• truck weighs 100 kg more• engine is less powerful, e.g. when going uphill• range per tank is 700 kilometres (CNG and LNG tank)• network of filling sta�ons is smaller (in Portugal only 2 or 3 gas filling sta�ons)

I will report further details when the trial is complete and we have all of the results.

For further informa�on, please contact

Gustavo DuarteT +351 261 919 509E gustavopauloduarte@ptduarte.pt

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Dekker (NL) – Marcin Podgórski

I was born on 10 December 1983 in Poznan in Poland and have one brother, who is two years older than me. Having finished high school, I graduated from the Poznan School of Logis�cs.

A�er comple�ng my studies I first worked as an installer of air condi�oning.

In 2009 I joined Dekker (NL) Tank Storage as a forkli� driver and cocoa block melter. A few days later I moved to the cleaning department, a�er which, in 2014, I started work in the tank transport division, where my current job is planning tank trucks and ac�ng as a contact for the Polish drivers.

I am married and have a beau�ful 9 month-old son. We live in the village of Lekkerkerk near Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, where I have bought a house. My hobbies are football, swimming and cycling.

T +31180 898 535E m.podgorski@dekkergroep.com

FoodTankers – Malin Söderdahl

My name is Malin Söderdahl and I live in Karlshamn, Sweden.On 25 August this year I started work at FoodTankers as a planner. I work with Håkan Bergdahl and Pernilla Blomqvist in the tank division.

In my previous job I worked as a produc�on planner at Binol AB (the leading Scandinavian manufacturer of environmentally acceptable lubricants for the metalworking, forestry & construc�on industry).

In my �me off I love being with my family and friends, and enjoying a good meal and a glass of wine. I also like shopping and running.

T +46 454 375 34E malin.soderdahl@foodtankers.com

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Laabs - Aleksandra Bork(Chemical Division)

My name is Aleksandra Bork and I am 27 years old. I am currently training to be a commercial transport and logis�cs administrator. On 1 February 2012 I started a 6 month-long placement at Laabs, followed, on 1 August 2012, by my appren�ceship.

I really like the job. As my mother tongue is Polish I deal with this language every day. I work in the chemical department and take care of the Polish subcontractors, plus any other issues requiring knowledge of the Polish language.

At the present �me I live in Hannover. In my �me off I like to go jogging.

T +49 5121 76 22 37E bork@laabs.de

Moonway – Taina Kaasila

My name is Taina Kaasila. I gained my Bachelor’s degree in Business Administra�on specialising in Line Logis�cs, a�er which I joined the logis�cs industry.

I started work at Moonway in 2007 as an account manager. Nowadays my main role is desk sales and since 1st January 2012 I have also been the company’s quality manager.

My hobbies are horse riding, cra�s (such as cross s�tch, kni�ng etc.) and training in the gym.

T +358 2 275 4318E taina.kaasila@moonway.fi

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Samat Sud – Jérôme Durand

My name is Jérôme Durand and I am 39 years old. In 2006 I started work as a planner in the interna�onal chemical road transport department of Samat Sud in Rognac (near Marseille (FR13)).

Before Samat Sud I worked as a planner in the domes�c road transport department (gas, fuel, bitumen) at one of the branch offices of Group Charles André (GCA). My first job in the transport sector was in a small refrigerated road transport company in Cavaillon (FR84), where I did the interna�onal road planning.

I live in a small town between Avignon and Marseille with my wife and child, who is 9 years old.

My big hobby is travelling around the world (Mayo�e, Mexico, Thailand, Madagascar), accompanied by my wife and a backpack. Our next des�na�on will be Honduras. With my child I have visited the regions around the Mediterranean, i.e. Portugal, Spain, Mallorca, Corsica, Sardinia, Croa�a, Malta, Crete and Morocco.

Samat Spain – Laura Pezzin

My name is Laura Pezzin and I am 33 years old. Before working for Samat I gained a lot of experience working in the import and export departments of companies such as Mitsubishi Electric (3 years), Schenker (1 year) and Pimkie (3 years).

I have learned 3 languages: English, Italian and German, and these have really helped me to work in this big world! I studied foreign trade tools at the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, and I am currently also learning French through my work for the Groupe Samat.

I joined Samat Spain in 2012 as a chemical transport planner in the Barcelona area.

Apart from working, my hobbies include sports and I used to teach tango in Argen�na, the country where I was born.

T +33 442 78 87 06E jerome.durand@groupesamat.com

T +34 93 840 4790E laura.pezzin@groupesamat.com

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Kralowetz – Dogukan Öztürk(Chemical Division)

My name is Dogukan Öztürk and I was born on 24.03.93 in Vienna. I currently live in Kematen/Ybbs (in the Amste�en district), which is around 25 minutes from work.

In June 2013 I started work at ETG (Kralowetz) as a planner of chemical tank trucks. Before this I had passed my final commercial college exams and completed my military service.

I like to spend my leisure �me with my family and friends. I also love travelling and visi�ng other countries. Of course I am also interested in football!

T +43 7473 2500 78E dogukan.oeztuerk@kralowetz.at

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ColophonEditorial teamGeneral Editor:Henk HofmanT +31 10 218 48 79E hofman@tankceu.com

Editorial Secretary:Petra JongejanT +31 10 418 05 22E tankceu@tankceu.com

Produc�onBuro Solo Ro�erdam (NL)

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