Tag: Port of Amsterdam

Port of Amsterdam and duisport will expand their long-lasting cooperation, as they will jointly develop the hydrogen value chain and their hinterland network. 

Argent Energy, a manufacturer of biofuels in the UK and the Netherlands, is expanding  its second-generation biodiesel production capacity in the Port of Amsterdam to  540,000 tons per year. With this expansion, the company wants to make a significant  contribution to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in road and maritime  transport, and in particular the difficult to decarbonize sector of heavy-duty vehicles. 

Dutch dock workers declined to unload a tanker with a consignment of Russian diesel in the port of Amsterdam, on April 29.

The Port of Amsterdam published its annual report for 2021, indicating that despite the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and the energy transition, the Port managed to achieve total turnover of non-fossil cargo, becoming less dependent on fossil cargo in the year of 2021.

Port of Amsterdam opts for clean shipping and aims to make the maritime sector more sustainable. The Clean Shipping Vision that was published highlights the targets for this move.

A large part of Amsterdam will be in congestion, including the port area, meaning that newly established companies and existing companies will not receive any new or additional electricity, as the electricity network is full.

The Port of Amsterdam has requested DNV to carry out a study for the purpose of making a comparison of safety distances for bunkering of alternative fuels with those for the bunkering of LNG.

In the presence of a large international group in the field of the hydrogen economy, alderman Victor Everhardt of Economic Affairs of the Municipality of Amsterdam launched the Hydrogen Hub.

As of October 1, 2021 and January 1, 2022, a number of customs requirements for goods traffic with the United Kingdom will be tightened. It is important for shippers to prepare for this in time to prevent cargo from standing still at the British border or in Dutch ports.

The Port of Amsterdam will be the location for the new biofuel plant Advanced Methanol Amsterdam (AMA) of GIDARA Energy.