Tag: Port of Rotterdam

The Rotterdam-Singapore Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC) partners have conducted a successful pilot for the bunkering of mass-balanced liquefied bio-methane (LBM) at the Port of Rotterdam (PoR).

ZeroNorth, Vitol and the port of Rotterdam have completed a first digital bunker delivery, marking the launch of a four-week trial.

Sustainability and efficiency gained a more significant role in port of Rotterdam’s new port tariffs after constructive consultations.

The system is part of the first phase of the JIT sailing project, aimed at reducing CO2 emissions and improving ship movements efficiency.

APM Terminals Maasvlakte II (MVII) will equip its terminal with shore power from 2028, providing sea-going vessels with clean energy while in port. 

The Singapore-Rotterdam Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC) has expanded its consortium to 28 members with the addition of Singapore LNG Corporation (SLNG) and Gate terminal B.V.

TankMatch and Evos have formed a partnership to deliver methanol bunkering services across the Amsterdam–Rotterdam–Antwerp (ARA) region.

Based on current order books, the potential demand for sustainable variants of methane and methanol for container vessels on the Rotterdam-Singapore route could reach up to 5 million tonnes per year in 2028. However, affordability and availability still needs to be improved to enable the switch to sustainable fuels.

NORDEN and BHP have entered into a lower CO2 emission biofuel arrangement for approximately 1,000 tonnes of 100% biofuel (B100) to be used on a voyage from Hay Point, Australia to Rotterdam, Netherlands on the Capesize vessel NORD Steel.

A cargo barge collided with the Willemsbrug bridge in Rotterdam at around 8:45 a.m. on 11 September, resulting in five containers falling into the Maas River.