Prologis Park Botlek is located directly next to the A15 motorway (Rotterdam-Nijmegen), one of the most important transport arteries in the Netherlands. The A15 also has excellent connections to the A16 motorway (South Netherlands) and the A4 motorway (North Netherlands). In addition, there are various terminals in the immediate vicinity with direct routes to the Maasvlakte, Moerdijk, Venlo and Born (Limburg), as well as various rail terminals at the Maasvlakte and the Waalhaven. The Botlek is a port and industrial area in Rotterdam, located west of the Oude Maas river between the Scheurand the A15 freeway. The northwestern part of the arealies on the former island Rozenburg, the southeastern part lies on what used to be the Welplaat. The name Botlek is said to refer to a "leak" in the sea channel of the Maaswhere a lot of "flounder" was caught. About 40% of the port's quay length is centered in this area and about one third of the containers are handled here. Many renowned companies in the transport sector are located in the mmediate vicinity. The development started in 1987 and has a total surface of approximately 104 hectares, on which approximately 300,000m² of distribution and warehouse space has been realised, making it one of the three most important distriparks within the port of Rotterdam. The area is mainly used for commercial purposes. Users in the immediate vicinity include Hooymeijer Group, De Rijke, AirProducts Nederland, DHL, Akzo Nobel, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics etc.