Noodopvang Rotterdam (Schiehaven)
At the Schiehaven (and neighbouring quays) in Rotterdam, the COA houses several hundred asylum seekers on a number of river cruise ships moored along the kade. In 2025 the municipality extended the use of these reception ships until 2027. Reporting centred on the extension of the floating reception locations; documented concerns about poor living conditions on a Rotterdam asylum ship related to the much larger MS Silja at the separate Merwehaven, not to the Schiehaven vessels.
Occupancy
547
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€184
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€37m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Schiehaven, Rotterdam. It is run by the COA (Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers), the Dutch government’s asylum-reception agency. For what the azc / noodopvang categories mean and how Dutch reception spending breaks down, open the cost panel on the interactive map with the Netherlands selected in Settings.
In the news
2025
Rotterdam extends reception on cruise ship Silja and other locations to 2027
The municipality extended several COA reception locations, including the river cruise ships at the Schiehaven and other quays, until 2027.
OPEN Rotterdam · source
Compiled from public Dutch news reports (each item links to its source). Where a municipality runs more than one reception location, attribution to this specific address reflects the cited report and may be approximate — always check the linked source.
Timeline
2022
Reception ships moored at Schiehaven
COA begins housing asylum seekers on river cruise ships along the Schiehaven quays.
2025
Reception ships extended to 2027
Rotterdam extends the floating reception locations along the kade until 2027.
Cost
Dutch asylum reception is funded by central government through the COA. At an illustrative benchmark of about €184 per person per night for emergency reception (noodopvang), the 547 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €37m per year. This is an order-of-magnitude figure for context only, not a site-specific invoice — emergency reception typically runs around three times the cost of a regular centre.
Sources
COA / Rijksoverheid (Kamerstuk, 5 Sep 2025) · 2025-08-13. View source
Occupancy is the COA register snapshot of 13 August 2025 and may have changed since. Coordinates were geocoded from the published street address via the official PDOK Locatieserver.