Tag: Port of Rotterdam

The Port of Rotterdam Authority has signed partnership agreements with four participants in the annual PortXL innovation programme. Namely, the Port agreed with Tulyp Wind, CargoLedger, ECOncrete, and WhaleWashing to establish pilot projects that are expected to have an impact on the port.

The Port of Rotterdam Authority is starting a test project with Barge Terminal Tilburg and Certus Port Automation. The program aims to enable cargo owners and terminal operators to monitor more precisely the time at which a container can be transferred for further transport.

ESPO congratulated Port of Rotterdam, Port of Le Havre and Port of Piraeus for renewing their EcoPorts’ environmental management standard. PERS certifications imply that a port is effectively monitoring the environmental challenges and is implementing an improved environmental management.

During the 15th ESPO conference, the CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, Allard Castelein, called on the European Union to increase its investments in the infrastructure of ports and hinterland connections. This will further enhance Europe’s economy and competitive position.

A new jetty at Rotterdam LBC Tank Terminals is ready to welcome vessels, as LBC Tank Terminal Rotterdam achieved an important milestone in their expansion project "Rainbow," with the berthing of the first vessel at the new jetty. The jetty will include four berthing positions; two for seagoing vessels and two for barges.

The Port of Rotterdam informed that Maasvlakte 2 offers space for offshore testing and demo facilities. In order for someone to know all the facilities located and what they can offer, the Port released its Offshore Innovation overview. In this the Port of Rotterdam outlines the testing capabilities it offers on land, water and air.

It is curious that the shipping sector, whose history goes back some 5,000 years, only recently adopted international standards for nautical port information, while other younger industries have set up international standards a long time ago, noted Ben van Scherpenzeel, Chairman of the international Port Call Optimisation Task Force.

The Port of Rotterdam Authority welcomed the decision by IMO to reduce CO2 emissions from shipping by at least 50% by 2050 compared to 2008. The Port Authority will also contribute to climate-friendly shipping, by offering smart digital solutions, developing infrastructure for climate-friendly fuels and promoting clean opportunities in the port.

The Port of Rotterdam is about to experience its first ship-to-ship LNG refueling in June, which will be an important milestone in the use of the cleaner fuel in the shipping industry. The first vessels that will be refueled with LNG through the STS operations will be short-haul sea vessels, followed by LNG-fueled cruise ships and then larger deep-sea vessels.

Container throughput in the Port of Rotterdam increased by 4.6% by weight to 35.9 million tonnes and 6.1% by volume to 3.5 million TEUs. This increase continues from last year and is caused by increased throughput performance of the port’s large container terminals. However, there was less freight than in the same period last year.