Tag: Port of Rotterdam

  The Ternvag, a oil/product tanker owned by the Danish company Terntank, was the most sustainable vessel to dock in Rotterdam in 2014, according to the Environmental Ship Index (ESI). Last year 1413 ships with a high entry in the Environmental Ship Index arrived in Rotterdam. In total, the Port Authority paid out €1.2 million on these sustainable vessels. Ternvag is a tanker built in 2003. At the request of de charterer – the Swedish oil company Preem – the vessel has been fitted with so-called SCR (selective catalytic reduction) for the engines. That is a post-combustion technology used to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx). Terntank has currently commissioned the development of 4 LNG-driven product tankers. ‘In 2016 one of these ships will also be sailing for Preem. So we want to win the prize for the most sustainable vessel in Rotterdam again in 2017,’ says Tryggve Möller, director of Terntank. ‘We see the prize as an endorsement of our policy to use clean ships. Rotterdam is a sustainable port and the largest in Europe.’ Port Authority embraces ESIGranting a bonus to vessels with a high entry in the ESI is in line with Port Authority’s policy to become ...

  The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Port of Rotterdam Authority signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to exchange information on marine services and to jointly collaborate on research and development (R&D) in the areas of service efficiency and optimisation in the maritime and port sectors. The MOU was signed by Mr Andrew Tan, Chief Executive, MPA, and Mr Allard Castelein, President and CEO, Port of Rotterdam Authority, at the Port Authorities Roundtable today, organised by MPA in conjunction with the 10th Singapore Maritime Week. The MOU will cover the following areas: Information Exchange: On standards, procedures and regulatory frameworks of bunkering and other marine services, including the use of information technology, to facilitate services to vessels Research and Development: To jointly collaborate on R&D relating to service efficiency and optimisation and new developments in the maritime and port sectors, such as LNG bunkering, green shipping and port optimisation Mr Andrew Tan, Chief Executive, MPA, said, "We are happy to partner the Port of Rotterdam Authority on this important initiative to promote the sharing of information and best practices between two of the world's key ports and conduct research in common areas of interest. This MOU ...

In the first quarter, goods throughput in Rotterdam was 7.2% up on the same period of last year

  Gate terminal announced the ceremonial start of the construction activities for the new LNG break bulk infrastructure at its site at the Maasvlakte in Rotterdam. The Port of Rotterdam has begun with the excavation of a new harbour basin next to Gate terminal. The new facility is expected to boost the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a cleaner and affordable transportation fuel in the Netherlands and Northwest Europe.  Break bulk (or small-scale) services aim to split up large-scale LNG shipments into smaller parcels. This enables the distribution and use of LNG as a cleaner fuel alternative for maritime vessels, ferries, trucks and industrial applications. Since 2011 Gate terminal enables overseas LNG import into Europe. Gate terminal contributes to diversifying the European gas supply by providing access to LNG from around the world. At Gate terminal, LNG is received, stored, reloaded or regasified for the Northwest European gas grid. These activities have formed the basis for the current development of small-scale services. To mark the start of the development of LNG break bulk infrastructure and services Gate terminal has organized a ground breaking event on 31 March. Chief Executives representing players from across the complete LNG and logistics ...

  The Port of Rotterdam and the independent storage company LBC Tank Terminals have reached a long term agreement for the construction of a new jetty at the LBC terminal in Botlek – Rotterdam. "This new jetty is the first and a very important step in the expansion of our terminal in Rotterdam. The growing import of liquid chemicals into Europe results in an increasing demand for liquid storage tanks in hubs such as Rotterdam. This investment will enable us to offer additional capacity and to respond even better to the storage requests of existing and new customers", explains Luc Jorissen, Business President at LBC.  The CEO of the Port of Rotterdam, Allard Castelein, adds "This development perfectly fits into our ambition to further develop the nautical infrastructure as well as raising the service level of Rotterdam tank storage providers.” The new jetty will have four berths, two for seagoing vessels and two for barges. This will quadruple the jetty capacity of the LBC terminal. The jetty will be constructed to facilitate seagoing vessels with a maximum draft of up to 13 meters. The jetty will be built in two phases. The first phase, comprising the construction of two berths, ...

Rotterdam alone accounted for more than 9% of the total tonnage of seabourne goods handled in the EU countries in 2013

Bunkering rose again for the first time since 2011 in Rotterdam, the biggest bunker port of Europe: 10.6 million tonnes compared to 10.4 in 2013. The whole of the increase is accounted for by marine gas oil and diesel; sales rose from 500,000 to almost 700,000 tonnes. Sales of fuel oil stabilised – after falling for years – at 9.8 million tonnes. In addition, 100,000 tonnes of lubricant were sold. Cleaner shipping Sales of marine gas oil and diesel have risen due to the more stringent sulphur requirements in the Emission Control Areas (ECAs): North Sea, Baltic Sea and the United States coasts.  As of 1 January 2015, sulphur emissions in the ECAs may not exceed 0.1%. Marine gas oil and diesel were expected to provide most of the solution. Other possibilities are to use LNG as fuel or to fit so-called scrubbers, but the market is making little use of these options (as yet). Oil prices Market parties waited till the last minute to buy marine gas oil and diesel: sales in December were almost 125,000 tonnes (gas oil and diesel together). Normally, sales are between 45,000 and 50,000 tonnes. The price has now halved and marine gas oil ...

On Thursday 8 January - at 2 pm, the Pieter Schelte has arrived in Rotterdam

The Sealand Eagle became the first container vessel to call the new Maasvlakte II expansion of the Port of Rotterdam

The port tariffs will rise in the coming three years at half the rate of the inflation percentage, by a maximum of 1% per year