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sustainability
Market leader in bioplastics chooses port of Rotterdam
Braskem, the world’s largest producer of biopolymers, has moved its storage facility for this type of bioplastics from Antwerp to Rotterdam.
sustainability
Mardi Gras rounds off marvellous year for LNG in the port of Rotterdam
On Tuesday 22 December, the brand new Mardi Gras will sail into Cruise Port Rotterdam. It is Carnival Cruise Line’s largest cruise ship and
Port Authority creating new space for polymer storage
The Port of Rotterdam Authority and Rotterdam Polymer Hub (RPH) signed an allocation agreement regarding a site for two halls for the storag
energy transition
Carbon emissions in port of Rotterdam drop swifter than national average
In the period 2016-2020, the port of Rotterdam reduced its total carbon emissions by no less than 27%. Nationwide, the volume of greenhouse
Boudewijn Siemons appointed as new Port Authority COO
Boudewijn Siemons (56) has been appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Port of Rotterdam Authority as of 1 October 2020.
HMM Algeciras current titleholder in largest container ship ranking calls on Rotterdam
Today – Wednesday 3 June – HMM Algeciras entered Rotterdam’s Amaliahaven on its maiden voyage to transfer containers at the terminal of RWG
sustainability
Port Authority enriching Maasvlakte soil with ‘homemade’ bokashi
By way of experiment, the Port of Rotterdam Authority has started to produce and spread bokashi: a special soil conditioner made from variou
energy transition
First fully electric inland vessel to sail with ZESpacks in April 2024
In April 2024, the first inland vessel running completely on ZES technology is set to sail with zero emissions between Den Bosch, the Maasvl
energy transition
Porthos kicks off: first drilling under seawall
After a period of preparation, there is now a noticeable start to construction of the infrastructure on the Porthos project for transportati
digitisation
Testing for digital sea and inland port networking has commenced
Platform operators Portbase and RheinPorts have launched a ground-breaking project in a joint initiative to digitally connect the maritime a