Van der Wees delivers a gangway from manufacturer to port
Royal Van der Wees Transporten, based in Dordrecht, completed a challenging project in collaboration with Royal Rotra Group, for Gangway Solutions. The pair were tasked with moving a gangway to a terminal in Rotterdam, allowing...Read more
Lease signed for a new multipurpose terminal at the Port of Rotterdam
A 46-hectare site at Pier 6 of Port of Rotterdam’s Waalhaven will be repurposed into a multipurpose terminal following a new lease deal. The deal was signed by the Port of Rotterdam Authority and C....Read more
Port of Rotterdam’s breakbulk throughput slumps
a year of transition General cargo throughput at the Port of Rotterdam in 2023 has dipped 15.1 per cent compared to the previous year, with total breakbulk slipping, as the focus shifts towards making the port more sustainable. However,...Read more
Boudewijn Siemons confirmed as CEO of Port of Rotterdam Authority
Boudewijn Siemons will be swapping his interim position for a full-time one as CEO of Port of Rotterdam Authority as the shareholders of the Port Authority, the municipality of Rotterdam and the Dutch national government...Read more
Port of Rotterdam breakbulk throughput down with lower investments
General cargo throughput at the Port of Rotterdam during the first nine months slipped 13.7 per cent compared to the corresponding period last year. The results are due to reduced consumer spending, large stocks and...Read more
Port of Rotterdam extends port fee reduction for ships bunkering sustainable fuels
Port of Rotterdam has pledged to offer a substantial port fee reduction for ships that bunker sustainable fuels in Rotterdam, supporting the recently announced Zero Emissions Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA) and recognizing front runners in...Read more
Electrifying Dutch inland shipping with flow batteries
The road to eliminating emissions from maritime transport has many lanes and one of these is switching to electric propulsion. The inland shipping sector in the Netherlands is making its contribution to the cause by...Read more
Bokalift 2 heads to its new job in the US
Boskalis’ converted crane vessel Bokalift 2 has set course for the United States where it will take part in the company’s 100th offshore wind farm project. The vessel departed the Port of Rotterdam and is...Read more
Port of Rotterdam starts search for new CEO as Allard Castelein departs
Earope’s largest seaport, Port of Rotterdam is heading into a new era with an interim executive board, following the departure of Allard Castelein, who is stepping down as CEO this summer after nearly a decade...Read more
More than 40 partners join up for emission-free inland shipping
Emission-free inland shipping is the goal of the Port of Rotterdam, the Dutch province of Zuid Holland and more than 40 other partners gathered around the Condor H2 project. In short, the project aims to...Read more
Experts see more opportunities than risks for breakbulk in 2023/24
White Paper“In 2022, demand growth for multipurpose vessels slowed significantly, while fleet capacity increased,” Susan Oatway says when summarising the breakbulk and project cargo year 2022. As a result of that combination, rates fell from the...Read more
Containers and breakbulk drag Port of Rotterdam throughput down
Breakbulk throughput in the Port of Rotterdam dipped significantly in the first three months of the year, mainly due to the fact that container carriers are dipping back into the sector. Read more
Energy transition brings plenty of opportunities for breakbulk
The need for a more sustainable world has brought about one of the major game changers of our time, the energy transition. For the EU this has become even more urgent because of the war in...Read more
DFDS gets shore power facility at Vlaardingen
DFDS ships docking in Vlaardingen will be able to receive electricity via a shore power installation, provided by Rotterdam Shore Power, a joint venture of Eneco and the Port of Rotterdam Authority. Read more
SafeLifting Europe: a trusted brand
Brand storyWith assets growing in weight and size, much is asked of the lifting and hoisting tools used in the offshore industry. To meet this development, SafeLifting Europe is constantly working on keeping its portfolio of...Read more
Port of Rotterdam leads large-scale ammonia cracker study
Port of Rotterdam is at the helm of an 18-company initiative to study the potential for establishing a large-scale ammonia cracker, which will enable the imports of 1 million tonnes of hydrogen per year for...Read more
BigRoll Beaufort brings week of heavy lift ops to Waalhaven
Since the end of last month when BigRoll Beaufort sailed into the Port of Rotterdam heavy lift operations have been taking place at the at Steinweg Pier 6 in the Waalhaven. Four floating sheerlegs from Bonn...Read more
Port of Rotterdam throughput flat, breakbulk on the rise
Ports & TerminalsBreakbulk throughput in the Port of Rotterdam was up by 15 percent in the first nine months of the year, compared to the first three quarters of 2021. The increase was similar within the RoRo...Read more