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Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country in Northwest Europe bordering on the North Sea, Germany, and Belgium. It is a member of the European Union and its leading ports are Rotterdam and Amsterdam.

Dutch ports launch cybersecurity platform

Amsterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) December 12, 2024 – In order to deal with cyber threats, the Seaports Trade Organisation (Brancheorganisatie...

Green North Sea Shipping Corridor links ports of Tyne & IJmuiden

Newcastle, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) December 4, 2024 – The Green North Sea Shipping Corridor Project has been officially inaugurated, aiming to...

LBC Tank Terminals acquires Evolution Terminals, Vlissingen

Vlissingen, Netherlands (Ports Europe) December 1, 2024 – LBC Tank Terminals has completed the acquisition of Evolution Terminals in Vlissingen. LBC will...

1,575 kg of cocaine seized in Dutch Vlissingen port

Vlissingen, Netherlands (Ports Europe) November 30, 2024 – 1,575 kg of cocaine, valued at 118 million euros was seized in the Dutch port of Vlissingen on...

Two cocaine shipments, 720 kg and 755 kg, seized in Vlissingen port

Vlissingen, Netherlands (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – Two cocaine shipments in containers full of bananas from Ecuador were seized in the Netherlands’...

Konecranes helps automate APM Terminals Maasvlakte II

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) November 10, 2024 – Netherlands’ APM Terminals Maasvlakte II chose in October the Automated Horizontal Transport...

Port of Rotterdam reports stable cargo in Q3 2024

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) October 23, 2024 – The Port of Rotterdam saw a slight decline in overall throughput in the first three quarters of...

Konecranes acquires Peinemann subsidiaries in Rotterdam port

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) October 21, 2024 – Finland’s Konecranes will acquire Rotterdam-based Peinemann Port Services BV and Peinemann...

New lock allows “mega ships” to use Ghent-Terneuzen canal

Ghent, Belgium (Ports Europe) October 20, 2024 – The largest ever ship MV Bregaglia has sailed the Ghent-to-Terneuzen canal after a major civil...

334 kg of cocaine in bananas seized in Vlissingen port

Vlissingen, The Netherlands (Ports Europe) October 19, 2024 – The customs special task force (TBB) at the Netherlands’ port of Vlissingen seized 334 kg of...

North Sea port seeks new CEO

Ghent, B (Ports Europe) October 17, 2024 – The CEO of North Sea Port, Daan Schalck, will be stepping down at the end of the year for personal reasons....

PortXchange released Port Emissions Report

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) October 16, 2024 – PortXchange released its Port Emissions Report which provides a complete examination of...

APM Terminals Maasvlakte II will use shore power from 2028

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) October 15, 2024 – APM Terminals Maasvlakte II (MVII) will equip its terminal with shore power from 2028. Also...

Successful pilot with moveable shore power for sea-going vessels in Rotterdam port

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) September 30, 2024 – A recent pilot with moveable battery containers with onshore power supply (OPS) was completed...

180 kg of cocaine in 4 containers seized in Rotterdam port

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) September 28, 2024 – A total of 180 kg of cocaine in four containers were seized by Dutch customs officers at...

North Sea Port upgrades rail in Verbrugge Zeeland Terminal

Vlissingen, Netherlands (Ports Europe) September 24, 2024 – The Verbrugge Zeeland Terminal in Vlissingen has started operating two newly lengthened...

43 kg of cocaine seized in Antwerp port – again a teenager arrested

Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) September 15, 2024 – Customs officers found 43 kg of cocaine, with a street value of between 1.3 and 3 million euros in...

Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam to adopt cold ironing

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) September 11, 2024 – Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam has signed a contract with Rotterdam Shore Power (RSP) for the...

600 kg of cocaine in avocado shipment seized in Rotterdam port

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) August 19, 2024 – 614 kg of cocaine was seized in the Netherlands’ port of Rotterdam on August 14, the Public...

Boskalis had “historically high” revenue and profit in H1’24

Papendrecht, Netherlands (Ports Europe) August 18, 2024 – The Netherlands’ marine operator Royal Boskalis saw a 5% higher revenue for the first half of...

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