Tag: Port of Rotterdam

Global logistics company Samskip has completed a major environmental protection project through subsidiary frigoCare, installing the largest solar panel system in the port of Rotterdam as part of its Sustainability Strategy.

The Port of Rotterdam Authority has ordered a new inspection vessel, the RPA 8 which is equipped with hybrid propulsion. The main points of attention in the tender were the total costs over the entire life cycle of the ship, the reduction of emissions and the reduction of waves caused by the ship.

The new product tanker of the Swedish shipping company Terntank received the first Rotterdam 'LNG bunkering incentive', a premium amounting to a discount of ten percent on the seaport dues.

According to the Port of Rotterdam, the start-up OCRS has developed a method to clean up oil slicks. Founders Frans Vandepoele, Bruno Valkeniers and Henk Smith are aiming to use the method to combat oil pollution in all parts of the world. In the words of Valkeniers, it is about “SOS”, or “Save Our Seas”.

The Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Rhederei optimized its established CISS service by offering a direct connection from Leixões, Lisbon and Gibraltar to Rotterdam in four, five and seven days respectively.

Port of Rotterdam is the latest to allow the GAC EnvironHull’s eco-friendly hull cleaning system to operate in its waters. The launch of HullWiper at Rotterdam, widely acknowledged as a pioneer in innovation and shipping technology, was marked by a panel discussion, webinar and live demonstration.

Gulf Petrochem Group bunker supplier has announced that it is now officially offering physical bunker supply in the port of Rotterdam, out of its new office based in Dordrecht.

We4Sea has developed a smart tool that can be used to reduce the amount of fuel consumed by sea-going vessels. We4Sea's Dan Veen and Michiel Katgert strive for reducing CO2 emissions in four years time.

The Port of Rotterdam reported 3.0% less cargo cargo in the first six months compared to the exceptionally good first half of 2015 when throughput increased by 6.8%