Tag: Port of Rotterdam

The European Commission recently published NAIADES III Action Plan for ‘boosting future-proof European inland waterway transport’, aiming to facilitate the transition towards zero-emission inland waterways. Welcoming the initiative, the Port of Rotterdam said the Action Plan plays an important role in securing the competitive position of the sector in the long term. 

Port of Rotterdam recently installed world’s first 3D-printed steel bollards on the new quay in the Sleepboothaven at Rotterdam Heijplaat.

19 port authorities from Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, and the US, signed a declaration on their collective response to disruption, digitalisation, and decarbonisation.

The neighboring European ports of Antwerp, Bremen, Hamburg, Haropa and Rotterdam signed an MoU announcing their joint commitment to implement shore power technology for the largest container ships by 2028.

The National Power Company of Iceland, and the Port of Rotterdam have completed a pre-feasibility study about exporting green hydrogen from Iceland to Rotterdam.

The Port of Rotterdam Authority, Customs, Fresh Produce Centre and Portbase have joined forces to ensure that customs clearance is faster, more efficient and safer.

The Dutch government awarded $2.56 billion, nearly half of its 2021 annual budget for sustainable projects, to a project aimed at capturing and storing carbon emissions from Port of Rotterdam.

Research into the practical setup of a hydrogen exchange in the Netherlands has clarified the products and conditions that will be required to create trade for hydrogen.

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä revealed plans to develop an autonomous, zero-emission barge to operate at the Port of Rotterdam, as part of an EU-funded research project, led by the port authority and aiming to implement green and smart port logistics.

The Port of Rotterdam Authority has decided to temporarily suspend the tender procedure for unmanned transport on the Container Exchange Route (CER), claiming too many risks and uncertainties in the development of a sufficiently competitive product.