Maasvlakte 2 is a major civil engineering project in the Netherlands, constructing a new port and supporting infrastructure on reclaimed land adjoining the Maasvlakte. Approximately 2000 hectares will be reclaimed, behind a 4 km dike; approximately 1000 hectares will be used by ports related industries. It is an extension of the Port of Rotterdam. Maasvlakte 2 is the biggest civil engineering project in the Netherlands since the Delta Works. The area opened on 22 May 2013.

Container terminal operators APM Terminals and Rotterdam World Gateway began construction of their terminals in 2012.[6] Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) is the main competitor for European Container Terminals (ECT), currently the biggest operator of a container terminal in Rotterdam. RWG's terminal includes a 20-meter deep dock and its own railroad station, and would be capable of handling 2.35 million containers annually. The eurogeul was widened in anticipation of increased traffic.

Maasvlakte 2 takes advantage of Europoort's existing transport links; it will be directly connected to the Betuwe Route. Ships can enter in a few years, because the new section of the harbor has been completed. Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands closed the last piece of the construction, on July 11th, 2012.

The APM Terminals Maasvlakte II Rotterdam facility is the first fully-automated container terminal in the world and the first zero emissions container terminal in the industry. It uses renewable energy from European wind farms as power source. In terms of safety, it is the first terminal designed to separate man and machine to achieve higher safety goals.

The terminal’s automated guided vehicles are the first generation to actually lift and stack a container.

The unmanned truck gates are small in number (6) compared to most large terminals, but throughput per gate is very high thanks to appt system.

The terminal utilizes remotely-controlled STS gantry cranes which move containers between vessels.

There is also the landside fleet of 62 battery-powered Lift-Automated Guided Vehicles (Lift-AGVs) which transport containers between the quay and the container yard, including barge and on-dock rail facilities.

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