Port of Amsterdam - amsterdam

Japanese: アムステルダム港 - あむすてるだむこう
Port of Amsterdam - amsterdam

…It is connected to the North Sea by the outer port of IJmuiden, and further to the Rhine by the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal (1952). Amsterdam is the second largest trading port in the country after Rotterdam. With the independence of Indonesia after World War II, the port lost its source of prosperity, colonial trade (rubber, coffee, tea, etc.). However, the opening of the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal and the widening of the North Sea Canal made it possible for ships of 90,000 to 100,000 tons to navigate, and the amount of cargo handled increased for iron ore, timber, grain, and general goods, and prosperity was restored. …

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Japanese:

…外港エイマイデンIJmuidenをもつ)により北海と結ばれ,さらにアムステルダム・ライン運河(1952)でライン川と結ばれる。 アムステルダム港はロッテルダムに次ぐ同国第2の貿易港である。第2次大戦後インドネシアの独立により,同港の繁栄の源泉であった植民地貿易(ゴム,コーヒー,茶など)を失ったが,アムステルダム・ライン運河の開通,北海運河の拡幅により9万~10万トン級船舶の航行が可能になり,鉄鉱,木材,穀物,雑貨の貨物取扱額が増加して繁栄を取り戻した。…

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