Tag: Port of Rotterdam

  From November, two Port Authority vessels with e-noses on their roof will be sailing in the Botlek and the Europoort. These are the RPA 2 and the RPA 3. The e-nose or electronic nose is a compact measurement instrument that can observe changes in the air’s composition and, in this way, detect irritating, hazardous and unhealthy air/gases. The e-noses form part of the We-nose network of approximately 100 electronic noses in the port area. The plan is to expand this network to 300 e-noses by 2016. The use of electronic noses is in line with the Port Authority’s ambition to become the most sustainable port of its kind. The e-nose enables companies, municipalities and the environmental protection agency to respond more quickly to irritating or hazardous gases. The Port of Rotterdam Authority, DCMR Rijnmond Environmental Protection Agency, Rotterdam-Rijnmond Safety Region, the Province of Zuid-Holland, the Municipality of Rotterdam, the Municipality of Maassluis, Deltalinqs and Vopak cooperated in the establishment of the We-nose network. Source: Port of Rotterdam / Image Credit: WikipediaIn the outbreak, I was forthright with you propecia before and after has changed my existence. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as ...

Gate terminal announced that it has signed a financing agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) and four other banks that already participate in the syndicate of ten international banks which currently provide long term financing to Gate terminal. This additional financing agreement supports the funding of the expansion of the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) break bulk infrastructure and services at the Gate terminal in the Port of Rotterdam. The investment in this break bulk infrastructure, first announced on 3 July 2014, is expected to boost the use of LNG as a cleaner alternative transportation fuel in the Netherlands and Northwest Europe. The new infrastructure will be located next to Gate terminal. Since 2011 the terminal enables overseas LNG import into Europe which enhances gas supply diversification and increases the security of supply. The new financial agreement is an addition of Euro 76 mln to the existing long term debt financing program of Gate terminal of EUR 750 million, as originally established in 2008. Today the ceremonial signing of the financing agreement took place in Rotterdam in presence of Pim van Ballekom (EIB Vice President for the Netherlands), René Oudejans (Member of the Executive Board and CFO Gasunie), Jack de ...

In the first nine months of 2014, 15 million tonnes of roll on/ roll off cargo was handled in the port of Rotterdam

The EU's TEN-T Programme will back with over 5.5 million studies on solving the main railway bottlenecks near the Port of Rotterdam in The Netherlands

Over the last three quarters, the port of Rotterdam handled 0.3% more cargo than the same period last year.

ITF and the FNV Bondgenoten trade union repeated their call today for urgent dialogue on the future of the port of Rotterdam

Allard Castelein, CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, presented the Sustainability Map to Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb. The map shows a selection of 15 sustainable initiatives in the Rotterdam port area, each of which is original and therefore inspirational to other organisations. The selection found on the Sustainability Map is a depiction of the initiatives developed by the Port Authority to make Rotterdam the most sustainable port of its kind. "We strive to visibly improve the liveability around the port,"says Castelein. Public and private partnershipsFor all of the initiatives charted for the Sustainability Map, direct or indirect collaboration between the Port Authority and other – public and private – organisations is a priority. An example of an innovative sustainability initiative is the Green Port. In this project, the Port of Rotterdam Authority and the World Wide Fund for Nature work together in close collaboration. By using clean residual materials from construction projects – such as remnants of old quay walls and concrete piles – to make so-called longitudinal dams, a natural, nine-kilometre-long passage is being created in the port of Rotterdam. This passage is protected from ship-induced waves, giving it the chance to develop into a green entryway to the ...

The increasing use of LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) as a fuel was given another boost with today's commissioning of a new type of inland navigation vessel: Sirocco. Owned by Chemgas Barging, this conventional gas tanker is equipped with a main engine capable of running on marine gas oil as well as on the clean LNG. What makes this dual-fuel system unique is that it is positioned below decks in the cargo area, which improves vessel safety. This deployment is part of the ‘LNG Masterplan Rhine-Main-Danube' project which is being realised with the support of the European Commission's TEN-T Programme under the coordination of Pro Danube Management GmbH and the Port of Rotterdam Authority. With almost fifty years of experience and expertise in the transport of liquefied petro-chemical gasses, Chemgas played a leading role in designing and developing "Sirocco". Chemgas will deploy "Sirocco" for the transportation of conventional gasses for customers throughout the Rhine basin. The vessel was officially christened today in Grevenmacher, Luxembourg, by Mrs. Claudette Majerus, the wife of François Bausch, Minister of Sustainable Development and Infrastructure in Luxembourg. Among those attending the christening were the board members of Chemgas Barging and delegations from the European Commission (represented by ...

According to the Carbon War Room, the number of ports using ship-evaluation systems to reduce carbon emissions could rise as much as 500 per cent in 2015. Up to 10 ports will cut fees for vessels designed and maintained to minimise fuel consumption next year, compared with two currently. Rotterdam, Europe's largest port, will begin looking at how it can promote more energy efficient vessels, according to a port authority statement. Branson, a Carbon War Room founder, said: "That will speed up the move from shippers to try to move towards clean ships rather than dirty ships. It's just a cog in the wheel to sorting out the much bigger problem of the environmental damage from carbon." Shipping accounted for an estimated 2.7 per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions in 2007, according to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United Nations' shipping agency. Rotterdam discounts port fees to vessels which emit low levels of nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides. The port is researching how to extend the port-fee discount programme to low-carbon emitting ships, according to the statement. The ship efficiency data rankings were developed by RightShip, a marine and environmental risk management system, and the Carbon War Room. ...