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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.

Boluda Towage closes acquisition of Dutch company Kotug Smit Towage

Boluda Towage, a towing division of Boluda Corporación Marítima, successfully closes the acquisitiom of the Dutch company Kotug Smit Towage – July 31,...

COSCO Shipping Ports’ overseas terminals see 12.5% rise in July 2019 traffic

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) August 28, 2019 – In July 2019, the overseas terminals of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited saw container throughout...

Event: Bulk Terminals 2019 – October 8-9, 2019, Amsterdam

The Association of Bulk Terminal Operators’ (ABTO) Annual Conference takes place October or early November each year With a full programme focused on...

Event: CEDA Dredging Days 2019 – November 7-8, 2019, Amsterdam

CEDA Dredging Days is the flagship conference and exhibition of CEDA and is the main event on the dredging industry calendar in the CEDA (EMEA) region. It is...

British Ports Association and Port of Rotterdam launch smart ports paper

6 August 2019 The British Ports Association is today launching a new joint smart ports paper with the Port of Rotterdam examining port digitalisation. The...

First blockchain container shipped to Rotterdam

News release – First blockchain container shipped to Rotterdam – July 1, 2019 ABN AMRO, Port of Rotterdam and Samsung SDS demonstrated that...

Consortium acquires Euroports Holdings Group

News Release – Consortium acquires Euroports Holdings Group – June 28, 2019 A consortium consisting of R-Logitech, a subsidiary of Monaco Resources...

COSCO Shipping Ports’ overseas terminals see 13.5% rise in May 2019 traffic

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 16, 2019 – In May 2019, the overseas terminals of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited saw container throughout increase...

COSCO Shipping Specialized opens European head office in Rotterdam

Rotterdam, Netherlands (PortSEurope) May 20, 2019 – Chinese news agencies are reporting that COSCO Shipping Specialized, one of the core members of...

Baku Port signs agreement with Venlo transport hub in the Netherlands

Venlo, Netherlands (Ports Europe) April 30, 2019 – Baku International Sea Trade Port (BISTP) has signed a memorandum of understanding with companies and...

Hupac to increase frequency of freight rail service linking Rotterdam to Italy

Brescia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 22, 2019 – Swiss-based company Hupac Intermodal SA plans to increase the frequency of its freight rail...

Event: 4th European Dredging Summit – March 6-7, 2019, Rotterdam

Rotterdam, Netherlands, January 30, 2019 – The 4th Dredging Summit Europe taking place in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, March 6-7, 2018. The organiser,...

Analysis – China on port shopping spree in Europe and globally

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 24, 2019 – Since the start of the 21st century, Chinese companies have acquired stakes in some 15 ports in Europe,...

Dutch-UK Maritime Nations Forum holds first meeting

Liverpool, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) January 22, 2019 – Leading Dutch and UK decision makers in the maritime business area have met in Liverpool to...

CLdN to modify line linking Santander port to northern Europe

Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) July 13, 2018 – The regular service that CLdN Cobelfret SA, started two years ago in Santander and that offers two weekly...

Rotterdam shows interest in Gioia Tauro port, Calabria

Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) June 26, 2018 – Joep Wijnands, the Ambassador of the Netherlands in Italy, has visited the Calabria region, home of...

Algeciras port presents bunkering, innovation activities in Rotterdam 

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2018 – Algeciras port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Algeciras) has participated in the Seminar on...

Gibraltar Port Authority attends bunkering summit in Amsterdam

Gibraltar (Ports Europe) February 2, 2018  -The Gibraltar Port Authority (GPA) has recently attended the IQPC LNG bunkering summit in Amsterdam. Now in its...

Event: 1st Spanish Ports Seminar – Rotterdam, February 1, 2018

Rotterdam, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2018 – Atlantico Business Development is holding the first edition of its Spanish Ports Seminar, February...

Ukraine to work with port of Rotterdam

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 27, 2017 – On November 21-23,  2017, at the invitation of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in...

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