Multi-fuel future: a shared responsibility
In the midst of the energy crisis, questions surrounding the fuel mix that will power the transportation industry in future, while also meeting European Union and International Maritime Organisation target requirements, become increasingly pressing. One thing is...Read more
CargoCrew International ships 52 ton engine to China
The Hamburg-based company, CargoCrew International, handled a shipment of a 52-ton ship engine from Germany to China.Read more
Sif Group manufacturing 70 monopiles for Hollandse Kust Noord OWF
The Limburg-based industrial machinery manufacturing company, Sif Group, is manufacturing 70 monopiles for the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm (OWF), at their Maasvlakte site.Read more
12000 tons of barges and multi-cats leave China for Rotterdam
The Rotterdam-based project-management company Tresios engineered the transportation of 9 Barges and three multi-cats. This cargo, with a total weight exceeding 12000 tons, left the port of Nantong for Rotterdam on September 8th, and is...Read more
Allseas completes installation of DolWin kappa offshore converter station
Allseas has completed the installation of TenneT’s 900-megawatt DolWin6 kappa offshore converter station for the offshore grid connection system in the German North Sea – including piling of jacket foundations. This 12-day operation, completed on...Read more
Cargo-Partner offer to acquire one third of Sim Cargo
The Rotterdam-based transport and logistics provider Cargo-Partner has announced its offer to acquire a third of the shares of Sim Cargo, its long-time partner. The goal of this would be strengthening its road transport network as...Read more
Superyacht Jeff Bezos is in Rotterdam, De Hef not being dismantled
Oceanco’s new superyacht, Project Y721, is in Rotterdam. The superyacht, which is being built for Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, caused a lot of commotion earlier in the year. It was thought that due to the...Read more
Green shipping corridor between Singapore and Rotterdam
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Port of Rotterdam, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), establishing the world’s longest Green and Digital Corridor.Read more
Official launch of the Allseas Shipping Company
Following the success of the China Xpress service, Allseas Global Logistics has officially launched its new shipping line. The Allseas Shipping Company is the first British registered shipping line in 40 years. It specialises in...Read more
200-metre arch bridge sails through Rotterdam city centre
ConstructionAn arch bridge measuring two hundred metres long, twenty metres wide and forty metres high sailed through the centre of Rotterdam in the night from Sunday to Monday. The object is on its way to...Read more
Breakbulk Europe 2021 cancelled
Breakbulk Europe 2021 has been cancelled. Large scale events in Germany are still prohibited and these restrictions are unlikely to be removed in time for the event to take place, organiser Hyve Group states. The...Read more
Bakker Sliedrecht readies Heerema’s crane vessels for shorepower
SustainabilityBakker Sliedrecht will electrify the crane vessels Thialf and Sleipnir of Heerema Marine Contractors so that they can be powered by green shore power. The shore power connection allows the vessels to turn off their...Read more
Sleipnir installs one of world’s smallest platforms
Oil & GasPRESS RELEASE – Heerema’s Sleipnir has safely installed Dana Petroleum’s new P11-Unity platform, which at 395 metric tons is one of the world’s smallest platforms. The Dutch heavy-lift company was contracted by HSM Offshore, who...Read more
CLdN ramps up capacity between mainland and UK
Ro/roPRESS RELEASE – CLdN is ramping up preparations for the end of the Brexit transitional phase on 31 December 2020 by introducing additional capacity on its UK routes. As from last week, 25% extra capacity...Read more
Huisman designs submarine facility in Rotterdam
EquipmentPRESS RELEASE – Huisman has completed the design of its future submarine facility with a new submarine handling crane. With this facility in the port of Rotterdam, Huisman wants to enable three foreign bidding manufacturers...Read more
ZPMC delivers STS cranes in Rotterdam and Hamburg
EquipmentPRESS RELEASE – ZPMC has delivered two new ship-to-shore cranes at the Rotterdam World Gateway container terminal in the port of Rotterdam. The cranes arrived aboard the heavy transport vessel Zhen Hua 26, which is...Read more
RHB adds second heavy-lift crane in port of Rotterdam
Heavy-lift terminalPRESS RELEASE – Rotterdam stevedore company RHB Stevedoring & Warehousing has bought a second mobile shore crane for loading and unloading of heavy-lift, offshore and project cargo. The company has purchased a Liebherr LHM 550...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