Tag: Port of Rotterdam

February 23, 2023

Some of these projects include investments in a major biorefinery and Europe’s largest green-hydrogen plant. To remind, in July 2022 subsidiaries of Shell have taken the final investment decision (FID) to build Holland Hydrogen I, which will be Europe’s largest […]

September 20, 2022

The Dutch Port of Rotterdam has awarded compatriot Swietelsky Rail Benelux with a contract for the construction of a new pipeline strip along the Moezelweg to increase hydrogen and CO2 transport capacity. According to the Port of Rotterdam Authority, the […]

December 6, 2021

As informed, the new partners include three scale-ups working in areas ranging from the monitoring and research of water quality to producing smart insights into the technological performance of shipping operations. Together with seven other start-ups and scale-ups, these companies […]

November 12, 2020

On Thursday, the port hosted a bunkering operation with Total’s Gas Agility delivering chilled fuel to the world’s largest LNG-powered containership CMA CGM Jacques Saade. Gas Agility, the world’s largest bunkering vessels supplied 18,000 cubic meters of LNG to the […]

July 23, 2020

Total throughput stood at 218.9 million tonnes in H1 2020, compared to 240.9 million tonnes seen in the corresponding period a year earlier, which was a throughput record at the time. Global lockdowns have led to less production, consumption and […]

July 14, 2020

Although the solar panels might be the first thing to catch the eye, the innovation of solar-powered mooring systems, built by Dutch maritime innovator Straatman BV, lies beneath the surface of the water, the company said. Traditional solutions depend on […]

June 4, 2020

The colossal ship, loaded with 19,621 TEU on board – also a record – was quite a sight as it proceeded to Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) to unload containers. HMM Algeciras has claimed the title of the largest containership from […]

May 26, 2020

The Pioneering Spirit is currently moored at Alexiahaven in preparation of upcoming offshore activities. The vessel is 382 meters long and 124 meters wide and hosts an international crew of 570. The Port of Rotterdam said last Friday that this […]

January 21, 2020

Based on the data from the port authority, the bunker sales of LNG in 2019 stood at over 22,747 metric tons, doubling from the total marked in 2018 which stood at 9,483 metric tons. The figure for 2019 does not […]

October 21, 2019

At the end of the nine-month period, the port saw a total throughput of 353.5 million tons, compared to 350 million tons recorded in the corresponding period a year earlier. As explained, volume growth was mainly driven by containers, crude […]

October 7, 2019

One of the busiest waterways in the Netherlands has been deepened by a meter and a half across a distance of 25 kilometers. The EUR 70 million (USD 76.9 million) undertaking was kicked off in March 2018 with the aim […]

April 19, 2019

In total, 123.9 million tonnes were handled in the period, up from 117.8 million tonnes reported in the first quarter of 2018. The increase mainly concerned the throughput of containers, which increased by 7.3% in TEU, and fuels. Mineral oil […]

March 12, 2019

Additional customs formalities, required for so-called third countries, would mean more intensive passport checks and inspections, leading to longer processing times at terminals. Steps taken would allow the Port of Rotterdam, Europe’s largest port, to better cope with customs documents […]