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Rotterdam

Rotterdam is a major port city in the Dutch province of South Holland. The Port of Rotterdam is the operator of the port, Europe’s largest.

Dutch ports launch cybersecurity platform

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

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...

Madoqua, Sines, Rotterdam, Duisport sign Mou

Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) November 6, 2024 – The ports of Sines, Rotterdam and Duisport and the company Madoqua have signed an Memorandum of...

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...

Eurostat: Maritime transport statistics – short sea shipping of goods at port level – 2022

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) October 21, 2024 – Eurostat has published statistics for short sea shipping (SSS) statistics in the European Union...

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...

Antwerp and Rotterdam fight the “PIN code fraud”

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) October 16, 2024 – Europe’s two largest container ports – Netherlands’ Rotterdam and Belgium’s Antwerp...

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...

Maersk Europe Market Update – October 2024

Ocean Update – October 10, 2024 The situation on the East Coast and Gulf Coast of the United States of America continues to be closely monitored by our...

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...

Rotterdam: 500,000 containers handled via Secure Chain

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) September 18, 2024 – The Port Authority of Rotterdam has reported that the 500,000th container has been handled by...

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...

Maersk Europe Market Update – August 2024

Ocean and Key Ports Update – August 14, 2024 In Europe, recent observations suggest that the traditional peak season will be much sooner than in previous...

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...

Maersk Europe Market Update – July 2024

Ocean and Key Ports Update – July 18, 2024 As the situation in the Red Sea remains highly volatile, and continues to stretch into the third quarter of 2024,...

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