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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.

KOTUG & Skeye test new tug drone

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) May 19, 2024 – KOTUG International and Skeye have completed a pilot test for the “Tug Drone”. A pilot...

Port of Rotterdam to build a scalable quantum internet connection

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) May 14, 2024 – The Port Authority of Rotterdam is part of a consortium building a scalable quantum internet...

Port & cargo supply chain professionals meet at TOC Europe in June

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) May 9, 2024 – The leading event in the TOC Worldwide series, TOC Europe 2024, returns to the Ahoy Rotterdam from 11 to...

Continental with intelligent tyres for ports at TOC Europe 2024

Hanover, Germany (Ports Europe) May 9, 2024 – At the annual meeting for port and cargo supply chain professionals TOC Europe 2024 in Rotterdam,...

Berlin hosts anti-drugs event with Hamburg, Antwerp, Rotterdam

Berin, (Ports Europe) April 29, 2024 – Last week, Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser hosted a meeting in Berlin with Dr Peter Tschentscher,...

Event: CEDA Dredging Days 2024

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) April 29, 2024 – The CEDA Dredging Days 2024 event will take place in Rotterdam, May 27-29, 2024. CEDA is...

Port of Rotterdam reports cargo traffic slightly down in Q1 24

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) April 25, 2024 – In the first quarter of 2024, total cargo throughput in the port of Rotterdam was 110.1 million...

Cepsa sends green methanol to Evos in Algeciras & Rotterdam

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) April 19, 2024 – Spanish energy company Cepsa has signed an agreement with Evos, a leading liquid energy and chemical...

Key port sector issues discussed at TT Club seminar

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) April 19, 2024 – Maritime & Transport Business Solutions (MTBS) reported on the key port sector trends and...

Port of Rotterdam cargo down -4.5% in Q1 2024

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) April 18, 2024 – In the first three months of 2024, the total cargo throughput of the Port of Rotterdam was 110.1...

North Sea Port sees decline in cargo throughput in Q1 24

Ghent, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 18, 2024 – Seaborne cargo transhipment at North Sea Port was down -3.2% in the first quarter of this year compared to...

Portbase and RheinPorts start testing digital network

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) April 16, 2024 – Portbase and RheinPorts, two platform operators, have jointly started testing a project to...

Van Oord to remain based in the Netherlands

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) March 27, 2024 – Dredging company Van Oord has said that it will remain based in the Netherlands, however, further...

250 kilos of cocaine in a shipment in the port of Rotterdam

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) March 18, 2024 – The local customs authorities has discovered 250 kilos of cocaine in a shipment of grapes in the...

Damen Marine Components to supply rudder systems for BYD Auto

Amsterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) March 14, 2024 – Damen Marine Components (DMC) has been contracted to supply rudder systems for four Pure Car and...

Port of Bilbao hosts German-Dutch hydrogen event

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 12, 2024 – The Port of Bilbao has hosted a meeting organized by the Netherlands business agency. Representatives from...

WEC Lines with 50 new eco-friendly reefers

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) February 24, 2024 – Rotterdam headquartered WEC Lines is entering the refrigerated container market by adding the first...

Vessels participating in Nextlogic spend 20% less time in port

News Release – Port of Rotterdam – February 22, 2024 Integrated planning for handling inland container shipping in the port of Rotterdam has now...

Kalmar to supply Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam with straddle carriers

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) February 21, 2024 – Kalmar will supply Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam with two fully electric and...

Port of Rotterdam sees total cargo down -6.1% in 2023

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) February 20, 2024 – The Port of Rotterdam has recorded total cargo of 438.8 million tonnes, down -6.1% compared to...

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