Pioneering Spirit tests new 5,000-tonne crane
OffshorePRESS RELEASE – Allseas is ramping up the final performance tests of Pioneering Spirit’s new 5000-tonne crane as the final phase of commissioning nears conclusion in Rotterdam’s Alexiahaven. This week, the main hoist overload test...Read more
Port of Rotterdam handles more breakbulk in 2019
BreakbulkThe Port of Rotterdam handled 2.9% more conventional breakbulk in 2019 as a result of an increase in extra cargo packages, the port authority states. The growth is somewhat surprising as Europe’s leading breakbulk port,...Read more
Heerema’s crane vessels to switch to wind power in port of Rotterdam
Clean shippingHeerema’s mighty crane vessels will soon be powered by wind energy when moored in the port of Rotterdam. By switching off the diesel generators, the vessels will reduce their emissions by the equivalent of what...Read more
Rotterdam reports growth across all breakbulk markets
Throughput figuresRotterdam’s breakbulk volume has grown by 4.4% in the first nine months of 2019. The port authority says there was an increase in all traditional markets including aluminium and steel. On the contrary, Port of...Read more
Zeamarine and Rhenus sign agency contract at Project Cargo Summit
Today at the Project Cargo Summit in Rotterdam, multipurpose vessel operator Zeamarine and Rhenus Logistics in Rotterdam have signed a contract on stevedoring and shipping agencies after some successful trial shipments earlier this year. “The Rhenus...Read moreBlack Marlin delivers 18 hulls in Rotterdam
Boskalis’ semisubmersible heavy load carrier Black Marlin arrived in Rotterdam this week delivering 18 hulls for inland vessels. The vessel is currently located at Maasvlakte 2 where it will be unloaded next week. The 18 prefabricated...Read more
Role change in Port of Rotterdam’s breakbulk sector
After more than 10 years in the role, Robert Jan Timmers has stepped down as breakbulk business developer in the Port of Rotterdam. Twan Romeijn has been appointed to take over his duties effective immediately. For...Read moreContainers drive growth in Rotterdam, breakbulk remains stable
The port of Rotterdam has recorded a total throughput of 240.7 million tonnes in the first six months of 2019, 3.4% more than in the first six months of 2018. The growth was mainly driven...Read more
Port of Rotterdam: “We see room to grow our breakbulk throughput”
The Port of Rotterdam saw its conventional breakbulk volumes grow with 3.1% in the first quarter of 2019. The lifting of the American import ban on Russian aluminium had a lot to do with that,...Read more
Port of Rotterdam eyes construction of largest “green hydrogen” plant in Europe
ConstructionBP, Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals), and the Port of Rotterdam have joined forces to explore the construction of the largest “green hydrogen” plant in Europe for BP’s refinery in Rotterdam. BP uses hydrogen to...Read more
BigLift Barentsz sails Northern Sea route for Pioneering Spirit
In late 2018 Dutch flag Heavy Transport Vessel BigLift Barentsz arrived in Rotterdam from China by way of the Northern Searoute. The route, when open, considerably reduces the distance between China and Europe compared to...Read more
‘Breakbulk carrousel’ gives companies space for further growth in Rotterdam’s Waalhaven
The smart carrousel plan in the Waalhaven was signed recently. In the coming three-and-a-half years, 12 hectares of industrial site and 1,155 metres of quay will undergo a user change. The industrial sites and port...Read more
Rotterdam is ready for growth project and offshore cargo
In the coming years, the market for project and offshore cargo is set to grow significantly in Europe, expects Emile Hoogsteden. According to the Vice President Containers, Breakbulk & Logistics of the Port of Rotterdam...Read more
“The entire port community must work together to attract project cargo”
Ports seeking to attract project cargo should predominantly focus on the cargo stakeholders. Ultimately, they select the seaport through which the cargo will be directed. The shipping lines and their vessels are following in this...Read more