Tag: Port of Rotterdam

The Port of Rotterdam Authority has announced that it has signed a joint venture agreement with the Indonesian state-owned port corporation Pelindo 1. The main purpose of this joint venture is to prepare the development of the port of Kuala Tanjung, located on the Strait of Malacca.

In the near future, the Ecodelta – a futuristic, LNG-powered dredging vessel currently being built at the Barkmeijer shipyard in Friesland – can be found working in the port of Rotterdam. The ship is a key component of the new contract entered into by Bagger- & Aannemingsmaatschappij Van der Kamp and the Port of Rotterdam Authority.

Sustainable electricity is to become increasingly important for the Port of Rotterdam in the coming decades. The Minister Kamp of Economic Affairs in late October announced that cable connection will be realised by grid manager TenneT between wind farm ‘Hollandse Kust (south)’ and the Maasvlakte and transported to the national high-voltage grid via Rotterdam.

The new hydrocracker, arrived in Rotterdam on October 25, will be separating heavier products into cleaner, higher-grade end products such as base oils for lubricants and ultra-low-sulphur diesel fuel.

Compared to the excellent first three quarters of 2015 (+5.4%), cargo throughput in the same period this year fell by 1.9% for the Port of Rotterdam. The decrease was particularly strong in coal and iron ore.

The Port Authorities of Antwerp, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Le Havre and Bremen/Bremerhaven strongly support the submissions of the North Sea and the Baltic countries to designate the North Sea and the Baltic Sea as NECA by 2021 and call upon MEPC 70 to support these submissions during this week, 24-28th October 2016.

After the successful trial closure of the Maeslant barrier and the Hartel barrier on 17 September 2016, the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment (Rijkswaterstaat) may be closing both barriers once again during the coming storm season.

MPA Singapore announced that a network of ports and maritime authorities in Asia, Europe, and North America have agreed to work toward establishment of harmonized LNG bunkering standards.

Completed at the beginning of 2016, the largest warehouse for hazardous materials in the Netherlands is now in full operation. Neele-Vat Logistics’ new ADR distribution centre at Maasvlakte 2 plays a significant role in this development.