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Port of Rotterdam steadies container fall in second half of 2020

“The Port of Rotterdam stabilized its falling container throughput in the 2H2020 as Europe’s largest port responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

by Port Technology

Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam to be enhanced with Kalmar hybrid equipment

“Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam has ordered 10 hybrid straddle carriers from Kalmar for its ECT Delta terminal in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.” See the original story at Container News. Source: Container News (JK)

by Container News

Antwerp and Zeebrugge will merge – creating a superport to rival Rotterdam

“A new superport is set to be created in north-west Europe after the Belgian ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge announced today that they will formally merge.” See the original story at The Loadstar. Source: The Loadstar (JK)

by The Loadstar

PD Ports steps towards smart port status with new Rotterdam partnership

“A new partnership has been announced by PD Ports and the Port of Rotterdam which will further enhance a journey of digitalisation at Teesport, the fifth largest port in the UK.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

by Port Technology

Port of Rotterdam’s container exchange system handles 100,000th TEU

“PortShuttle, the Port of Rotterdam Authority’s inter-terminal container exchange system, has handle...

by Port Technology

Port of Rotterdam joins common digital language platform

“The Port of Rotterdam Authority has joined BIM Basis Infra, a common language used for exchanging d...

by Port Technology

Rotterdam to develop new online Port Management Programme on digitisation

“Together with partners, the Port of Rotterdam offers port professionals a deeper understanding of the complex dynamics of the port industry via different training programs.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

by Port Technology

Rotterdam makes moderate 1% increase in port tariffs for 2021

“The Netherlands’ port of Rotterdam has made a moderate increase in port tariffs of 1% for 2021 applying to both sea-going shipping and inland shipping.” See the original story at Seatrade Maritime News. Source: Seatrade Maritime News (JK)

by Seatrade Maritime News

Maersk and MSC take part in IMO JIT trials

“Both Maersk and MSC have been involved in the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s latest ju...

by Container News

Port of Rotterdam to accelerate COVID recovery with 100 innovative projects

“The Port of Rotterdam Authority and PortXL will launch a new innovation programme to initiate 100 i...

by Port Technology

Rotterdam puts eco-friendly inland berths into operation

“The Port of Rotterdam Authority has announced that the new berths for inland shipping at Maashaven...

by Port Technology

Rotterdam reaches green milestone as Jacques Saade makes maiden call

“The CMA CGM Jacques Saade 11 November call at the Port of Rotterdam marks a new milestone for the energy transition in the port.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

by Port Technology

China’s rebounding economy gives volume relief to key European ports

“Shippers could see some relief to ongoing congestion in Sydney over the next month that would allow...

by JOC

Rotterdam sees ‘modest’ drop in TEU volume

“The Port of Rotterdam’s TEU volume fell by 4.7% in Q3 due to a decline in the demand for new goods...

by Port Technology

Dutch authorities approve Hutchison acquisition of APMT Rotterdam

“The Netherlands Authority for Consumer and Markets (ACM) has cleared Hutchison Ports Netherlands’ acquisition of the container terminal APM Terminals Rotterdam.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

by Port Technology

Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Antwerp to set up single shore-power network

“The Port of Rotterdam Authority has announced it will set up a single shore-based power system for...

by Port Technology

Rotterdam sets ambitious goal for shore-based power by 2030

“Rotterdam port is aiming to see a significant share of sea-going vessels plug in to shore-based pow...

by Seatrade Maritime News

Japan, Rotterdam & Singapore form Future Fuels Network

“The port organisations of Singapore, Japan, and Rotterdam have signed a memorandum of cooperation aiming to develop a roadmap on the adoption of clean marine fuels.” See the original story at Offshore Energy. Source: Offshore Energy (JK)

by Offshore Energy

Rotterdam unveils AI-enabled carbon cutting platform

“The Port of Rotterdam Authority has said Distro, its new blockchain and AI-enabled energy platform,...

by Port Technology

Maersk despatches first train from Rotterdam to China

“The port of Rotterdam recently gained its first direct rail connection with China which saw the Mae...

by Port Technology

Port of Rotterdam joins working group on AI and big data

“The Port of Rotterdam Authority will work together with a group of maritime and technology experts...

by Port Technology

Port of Rotterdam Authority to deepen port basin

“The Port of Rotterdam Authority has announced that it will deepen the Amazonehaven port basin at th...

by Port Technology

PortXchange to launch in Peru with new partnership

“The port call collaboration platform PortXchange has joined forces with Future is Smart (FIS), a Pe...

by Port Technology

Rotterdam becomes first port to join Hydrogen Council

“The Port of Rotterdam Authority is the first port to join the Hydrogen Council, a global coalition...

by Port Technology

Pandemic Leads to Mixed Results for North Europe’s Top Container Hubs

“Blanked sailings and network changes resulted in a mixed bag of throughput results at North Europe’s top two container hubs, Rotterdam and Antwerp, in the first half of the year.” See the original story at gCaptain. Source: gCaptain (JK)

by gCaptain

Port of Rotterdam feels impact of COVID-19 on cargo volumes

“The Dutch Port of Rotterdam, Europe’s largest sea port, saw a 9.1 per cent decrease in its throughp...

by World Maritime News

Feeders get ready for flood of enquiries from Irish shippers as ‘no-deal’ looms

“A new service by Containerships has shown the growing importance of the Irish market to carriers. T...

by The Loadstar

Rotterdam poised to become international hydrogen hub

“Rotterdam has the potential to establish itself as a leading international hub for hydrogen flows,...

by Port Technology

Port of Rotterdam eyeing India investment opportunities

“The Port of Rotterdam is eyeing opportunities in India and the country’s Sagarmala Programme to develop the performance of its logistics sector.” See the original story at Seatrade Maritime News. Source: Seatrade Maritime News (JK)

by Seatrade Maritime News

Rotterdam requests partners for Container Exchange Route

“The Port of Rotterdam Authority has published a request for tenders among sector parties for the pr...

by Port Technology

HMM Algeciras makes its first call at the Port of Rotterdam

“The HMM Algeciras, the world’s largest container ship, made its first visit to the Port of Rotterdam, arriving at the Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) terminal on 3 June 2020.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

by Port Technology

ZPMC continues to service Brazil despite pandemic

“Chinese-state owned crane manufacturer ZPMC has delivered three ship-to-shore (STS) and five rubber...

by Port Technology

Rotterdam PortXchange trial results in shorter idle times

“A recent trial with the digital information platform PortXchange (formerly known as Pronto) at APM...

by Port Technology

World’s biggest container ship approaches Rotterdam

“The HMM Algeciras, the biggest container ship in the world, will arrive at the Port of Rotterdam on...

by Port Technology

Specialized European Ports Strong; British Ports Look to Government

“While many of the ports across Europe, and indeed around the world, are reporting strong declines i...

by The Maritime Executive

Rotterdam commits to EU sustainable fuel project

“The Port of Rotterdam Authority will support the European Commission’s efforts to promote the use o...

by Port Technology

Container shipping company ONE continues using PortXchange following successful trial in Rotterdam

“Following a successful trial using the port call optimization tool PortXchange, container shipping...

by Port News

Rotterdam World Gateway gets two new deep-sea quay cranes

“Two new deep-sea quay cranes arrived at Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG). They will be commissioned in...

by Offshore Energy

Throughput volume falls at Port of Rotterdam

“In what the Port of Rotterdam called an “exceptional first quarter” the port experienced a 9.3% decrease in throughput compared with the same period for 2019.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

by Port Technology

Rotterdam Port Authority adds Boxinsider to Portbase

“The Port of Rotterdam is adding the Track & Trace service Boxinsider to Portbase. The transition wi...

by Port Technology

Number of ships calling on Rotterdam unaltered

“For the time being, the corona crisis doesn’t seem to have had an impact on the number of sea-going...

by Hellenic Shipping News

Port of Rotterdam remains operational in face of sticker government measures

“The Port of Rotterdam will remain operational 24/7, even after the stricter measures announced by t...

by Port Technology

Tyne becomes first UK port to join Connected Ports Partnership

“The Port of Tyne has announced it will become the first UK port to join the Connected Ports Partner...

by Port Technology

Busan Port Authority and Samsung SDS to develop Rotterdam logistics hub

“The Busan Port Authority (BPA) has signed a contract with Korean information technology services provider Samsung SDS to operate a logistics center in Rotterdam.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

by Port Technology

Slowing World Trade Impacts Port of Rotterdam Volumes

“The Port of Rotterdam’s freight throughput remained flat in 2019, as growth in international trade lost momentum.” See the original story at World Maritime News. Source: World Maritime News (JK)

by World Maritime News

Port of Rotterdam throughput amounted to 469.4 million tonnes in 2019

The Following release was published by Port of Rotterdam:

**The Port of Rotterdam saw a freight t...

by Port of Rotterdam

Hapag-Lloyd unveils details of its slot charter deal with 2M Alliance

“Hapag-Lloyd is to buy slots on three 2M Asia-North Europe services, which will bring access to dire...

by The Loadstar

Performance Shipping announces sale of M/V Rotterdam

“Performance Shipping Inc. on Monday announced that it has signed, through a separate wholly-owned s...

by Sea News