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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.

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,...

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...

Royal Boskalis acquires remaining shares in Smit Lamnalco

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) July 10, 2024 – Royal Boskalis B.V. has signed an agreement to acquire all remaining shares (50%) in Smit...

Container Port Performance Index 2024 – Top Europe/N Africa – Ranking

Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) June 6, 2024 – The World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence have published the fourth edition of Container Port...

Spanish ports have strong presence at Breakbulk Europe event

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 22, 2024 – Puertos del Estado (PdE), the state-owned organisation responsible for state-owned ports, has a strong...

Smart Digital Ports of the Future Conference in Rotterdam

Rotterdam, The Netherlands (Ports Europe) May 21, 2024 – The 8th edition of the Smart Digital Ports (SDP) of the Future Conference 2024 will take place on...

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...

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...

The NeXTraIn.PortS project launched in Livorno

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe)- April 26, 2024 – The European Union project NeXTraIn.PortS has been launched in the Port of Livorno. The project’s...

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...

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...

Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd’s Gemini Cooperation to rely on 15 main ports

London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) March 30, 2024 – Fifteen ports will play a key role in A.P. Moller-Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd’s Gemini...

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...

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