On Wednesday, October 23th, in Brussels, entrepreneurs from the port of Rotterdam and representatives of the Port of Rotterdam Authority and employers’ organisation Deltalinqs met with Vice-President of the European Commission Kallas and European Commissioner Oettinger. The Dutch Cabinet was represented by Prime Minister Rutte. The key question was How does Rotterdam’s port and industrial […]
Allard Castelein will become Chief Executive of the Port of Rotterdam Authority on 1 January next. Castelein (1958), who was born and bred in Rotterdam, is currently Vice President Environment at Royal Dutch Shell. The two shareholders (the Municipality of Rotterdam and the State) have appointed Castelein to succeed Hans Smits, who will be leaving […]
The number of sea-going ships arriving in the port of Rotterdam decreased further in 2012. Increased scale, crisis and fewer ferry service departures reduced the number of arrivals by 2,347 to 32,057 ship visits. In 2008, 36,415 sea-going ships still arrived. Despite the decline, throughput in 2012 increased by 1.7 per cent to 442 million […]
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Rotterdam will be the first port in the world to reward ocean-going LNG tankers which possess the Green Award certificate. The Port Authority will give these ships 6% discount on port dues when they arrive in Rotterdam. LNG tankers have arrived in Rotterdam since the opening of the Gate terminal in 2011. The Green Award […]
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Despite the ailing economy, freight throughput in the port of Rotterdam grew by 1.7% in 2012. A total of 442 million tonnes of cargo went through the port. Hans Smits, President and CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority: “Although the growth is limited, it is another record for Rotterdam. Container throughput increased slightly in […]
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Berthing speeds have been the subject of research by a PIANC working group aiming to provide guidelines for designers on vessel speeds and ultimately to improve safety. Extensive berthing speed research at the Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands, has concluded and results are undergoing analysis. After six months in the Dutch city, the study will now […]
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The port of Rotterdam will receive EUR 5 million from the EU programme for the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) for a rail terminal and inland shipping cranes at the new container terminals on Maasvlakte 2. Brussels is also providing EUR 300,000 for a study into a new rail corridor between Rotterdam and Warsaw. The Netherlands […]
Yesterday, Easter Monday, 9 April, at 3 p.m. (local time) the Port of Rotterdam Authority, the state of Espirito Santo, the municipality of Presidente Kennedy and project developer Terminal Presidente Kennedy (TPK) signed an agreement in Vitória, Brazil for the development of Porto Central, a new port in Brazil. The so-called ‘greenfield port’ still has […]
Today, on Wednesday 19 October, TüVIT officially awarded five stars to the new software that the Port of Rotterdam Authority has developed for handling shipping traffic. No more than five percent of all the software tested and certified by this German institute receives this maximum score. The Port Authority is very pleased with this result […]
In 2011 and 2012, The Port of Rotterdam Authority will be rewarding the 25 cleanest ocean-going vessels arriving in the Port of Rotterdam, with a discount on port dues. Last year, the World Port Climate Initiative introduced the Environmental Ship Index (ESI), under the auspices of the International Association of Ports and Harbors, in London. […]
