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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.

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...

Port of Rotterdam issues solar tender

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) February 2, 2024 – The Port of Rotterdam Authority has issued a tender for the operation of a floating 128-megawatt...

Kazakhstan invites Port of Rotterdam to manage its ports

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) January 31, 2024 – The Port of Rotterdam has been invited to participate in projects to transform the Caspian Sea...

First charging station for electric trucks in port of Rotterdam

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – Together with Truckparkings Rotterdam Exploitatie (TRE), the Port of Rotterdam Authority opened...

Eurostat: Top 10 cargo ports in the EU

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 29, 2024 – The Eurostat organisation has published a report – Key figures on European transport – 2023. It...

Port of Rotterdam sees reduced bunker supply in 2023

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) January 26, 2024 – The Port of Rotterdam supplied 9.9 million tonnes of bunker fuel in 2023, compared to 10.6...

China economy best connected to the global liner shipping network in Q3 2023

Geneva, Switzerland (Ports Europe) December 26, 2023 – China was the economy best connected to the global liner shipping network in the third quarter of...

Kalmar to supply Star Container with empty container handlers

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) December 18, 2023 – Kalmar has signed an agreement to supply global logistics service provider Star Container...

Port of Rotterdam starts imports of avocados from Rwanda

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) December 15, 2023 – On 27 November, the first reefer container with avocados arrived at Avor in the Dutch town of...

ONE completes acquisition of 20% in Rotterdam World Gateway

Rotterdam, Netherlands (PortSEurope) November 6, 2023 – Ocean Network Express (ONE) has completed its acquisition of a 20% stake in Rotterdam World...

Port of Rotterdam handled 329.9 mln tonnes of cargo in Q3 2023, down -6%

Rotterdam, Netherlands (PortSEurope) October 23, 2023 – In January-September 2023, the Port of Rotterdam handled 329.9 million tonnes of cargo, down -6%...

European Commission factsheet highlights drug trafficking issues

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) October 19, 2023 – This week, the European Commission (EC) published its Communication on the EU Roadmap to Fight Drug...

Singapore is the top maritime centre for 10th consecutive year

London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) September 25, 2023 – For the 10th year in a row, Singapore ranks first in the Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping...

Rotterdam, Singapore ports to cooperate on green issues

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) September 22, 2023 – The Port Authorities of Singapore and Rotterdam, and 20 partners in the Green & Digital...

Green hydrogen in the Suez Canal Economic Zone

Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 19, 2023 – Green hydrogen production plants and facilities will be built in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE)...

Port of Rotterdam launches long-distance drone project

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) September 15, 2023 – The Port of Rotterdam has launched a long-distance drone project to support tasks such as...

Lloyd’s: Rising sea levels to make large ports unusable

London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) September 10 – Some of the world’s largest ports could become unusable due to rising sea levels, according to The...

OCI Global completes first European green methanol bunkering in Port of Rotterdam

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) September 8, 2023 – OCI Global has successfully bunkered the world’s first-ever green methanol-powered container...

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