Port of Rotterdam to initiate bunker licensing program from February
The Port of Rotterdam has announced that from 1 February 2021, a bunkering license will be necessary for suppliers to operate at the port.
Read moreThe Port of Rotterdam has announced that from 1 February 2021, a bunkering license will be necessary for suppliers to operate at the port.
Read morePort of Rotterdam along with Port of Amsterdam, North Sea Port Netherlands, Drechtsteden, the Port of Antwerp and De Vlaamse Waterweg joined forces to establish a single shore-based power system.
Read moreThe Municipality of Rotterdam along with Port of Rotterdam joined their forces and decided to collaborate for the joint rollout of shore-based power for sea-going vessels in Rotterdam. Through their collaboration, both sides want a significant share of sea-going vessels to ‘plug in’ once they have moored along one of the port’s quays, by 2030. This will allow them to power down their diesel generators while berthed – good news for local air quality and the vessels’ carbon footprint. In light of the situation, Allard Castelein, CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority commended: Our vision combines ambition and pragmatism. We will be setting up eight to ten shore-based power projects for a variety of sea-going vessel types. We will be doing this in partnership with companies in the port area and with the shipping companies that use our port. We will continually monitor the results of these projects to learn whether we can speed up the process or need to take a bit more time. What is more, during the next five years, the partners will be initiating a series of projects that are intended to accelerate and scale up the adoption of shore-based power. Depending on the experiences ...
Read moreIt is known that without protection, a submerged steel surface will gradually corrode, that is why steel quay walls are generally fitted with sacrificial anodes. Although, there is an alternative protection method: using anodes that are charged with ‘impressed current’.
Read moreIt is known that without protection, a submerged steel surface will gradually corrode, that is why steel quay walls are generally fitted with sacrificial anodes. Although, there is an alternative protection method: using anodes that are charged with ‘impressed current’.
Read moreThe Future Fuels Network, a new collaboration announced during a maritime conference in Singapore, on 6 October, aims to develop a roadmap on the adoption of clean marine fuels in support of decarbonization.
Read moreThe European Commission has proposed awarding 102 million euros in funding to the Porthos project. The Porthos project regards the capture and storage of CO2 in the North Sea floor.
Read moreIn recent months, 32 companies at the RDM site in the port of Rotterdam have been testing a new energy platform: Distro. Working with solar panels and a battery, users trade energy they have produced themselves in a local market.
Read moreOn 27 September, Dutch Drone Delta held a new trial during which a drone delivered a package to the inland vessel Duancis, Port of Rotterdam reported.
Read morechainPORT group, a multilateral partnership of global ports, met on 21 and 22 September, discussing the evolving role of ports in today’s supply chain.
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