Cleanest sea-going vessel to ever call on Rotterdam
The Port Authority of Rotterdam Friday announced that the cleanest modern ship to ever call on the port, the Island Condor, made a "soundless" call on 1 July 2015.
Read moreThe Port Authority of Rotterdam Friday announced that the cleanest modern ship to ever call on the port, the Island Condor, made a "soundless" call on 1 July 2015.
Read moreSingapore and the Port of Rotterdam strengthen partnership through a series of collaborative projects on port solutions.
Read moreFollowing Smit Salvage’s spectacular salvage of the stricken ship, Modern Express, in the Gulf of Biscay, another Rotterdam company is now involved in this rescue operation. The Koninklijke Roeiers Vereeniging Eendracht (KRVE) (Royal Boatmen Association Eendracht) are using their innovative ShoreTension system to right the vessel so that unloading can start.
Read moreUASC has launched the first LNG-ready ultra large container carriers (ULCCs) in the world. UASC’s initiatives and the port of Rotterdam’s ambitions for sustainability complement each other perfectly.
Read moreAs of 1 February 2016, the ports of Rotterdam and Amsterdam will switch to Vessel Notification 2.0 which will allow easy reporting of sea-going vessels, laying the digital basis for handling traffic flows even more efficiently and safely.
Read moreUnilever intends to reduce the CO2 emissions of its logistics chain by 15 to 20 percent by working with transport companies that use LNG. Unilever relies on sea-going vessels and inland vessels for the transport of raw materials and finished products to and from the group’s 250 plants
Read moreAt the bunkering port in Rotterdam, the sales of low-sulphur gas oil and diesel almost tripled in 2015 compared to the previous year; from 0.7 to 1.8 million m3. The increase is due to the more stringent sulphur requirements for maritime shipping in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. With 10.6 million m3, the deliveries of all bunkers – fuel to the maritime shipping sector – remained at the same level as in 2014.
Read moreGoods throughput in Rotterdam increased by a total 4.9% to 466.4 million tonnes in 2015. This significant growth is almost entirely attributable to the increased throughput of crude oil and oil products.
Read moreIn 2015, no fewer than 51 very large crude carriers (VLCCs) discharged and/or loaded fuel oil in the port of Rotterdam. That is 22 more of these ‘giants’ (200,000-320,000 tonnes deadweight) than last year, and 12 more than in the record year of 2012. Last year, a total of around 28.3 billion litres of fuel oil was shipped from Rotterdam.
Read moreFrom 1 January 2016 sea-going vessels will be able to dispose of unlimited plastic ships’ waste free of charge in the ports of Rotterdam Rijnmond and the North Sea Channel district.
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