Netherlands
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...
Port managers in drugs trial in Breda, Netherlands
Breda, Netherlands (Ports Europe) August 12, 2024 – The trial started of three directors of a Vlissingen port terminal company last Thursday. They are...
3,200 kg of crystal meth seized in Rotterdam port, Antwerp also
Rotterdam, The Netherlands (Ports Europe) July 27, 2024 – An all-time record quantity of 3,200 kg of methamphetamine (crystal meth) was sized by...
Port of Rotterdam sees stable cargo in H1 2024
Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) July 19, 2024 – The Port of Rotterdam recorded total cargo in H1 2024 of 220 million tonnes (Mt), down -0-3% on...
North Sea Port sees cargo traffic stable on first half of 2024
Gent, Belgium (Ports Europe) July 16, 2024 – In the first half of 2024, the companies in North Sea Port recorded 33.4 million tons of seaborne cargo...
X-Press Feeders starts Europe’s first network on green methanol
Rotterdam, The Netherlands (Ports Europe) July 11, 2024 – Singapore-based X-Press Feeders, the world’s largest independent common carrier, has started...
49% less cocaine seized in Belgium’s Antwerp port in H1 24
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) July 11, 2024 – Belgian customs seized 22.3 tonnes of cocaine in Antwerp Bruges port in the first half of the year, which...