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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.

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...

Coastlink conference: Short sea shipping and the sustainable logistics network

Amsterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) February 16, 2024 – Coastlink 2024 conference in Amsterdam on April 24 and 25 will cover the latest trends and...

Gantrex acquired Liftcom, targets PCS

Nivelles, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 15, 2024 – Gantrex Group, with its majority shareholder Argos Wityu, has acquired Liftcom to support its...

Huisman enters the port and logistics market

Schiedam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) February 13, 2024 – Huisman, a global powerhouse in the design, production and maintenance of heavy construction...

Szczecin-Świnoujście accepted in Offshore Wind Port Alliance

Swinoujscie, Poland (Ports Europe) February 12, 2024 – The Offshore Wind Port Alliance, created in January 2023 by the largest maritime wind energy ports in...

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