Tag: Port of Rotterdam

The first inland waterway vessel refitted with a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) drive system was officially delivered 19 June in Rotterdam

Finding a place to berth in the biggest port of Europe, will be an easy task for inland shippers with the soon-to-be-launched Berth Available' app

The Skuld P&I Club informs shipowners that vessels and operators are experiencing significant delays at a container terminal in the Port of Rotterdam

Jelle Paulusma, Project Developer, Port of Rotterdam Authority, is giving an interview on latest developments in the maritime environment during the 2014 GREEN4SEA Athens Forum.

Mikhail Ulyanov, an ice-breaking shuttle tanker belonging to OAO Sovcomflot, has been the subject of a Greenpeace protest, whilst at the Port of Rotterdam carrying a cargo of 67,000 tonnes of crude oi

Antwerp, Mannheim, Rotterdam, Strasbourg and Switzerland (Image Credit: LNG Masterplan.eu)The port authorities of Antwerp, Mannheim, Rotterdam, Strasbourg and Switzerland signed a joint venture for the introduction of LNG.This involves cooperation in research, promotion, knowledge transfer, legislation and bunker infrastructure. The agreements follow on from the LNG Master plan of the Rhine-Main-Danube corridor in which all participants are involved. The aim of this master plan is to put liquefied natural gas to full scale use as a fuel for inland shipping on the Rhine-Main-Danube corridor.The European Union has provided a subsidy of 40 million to support an LNG infrastructure for the Rhine-Main-Danube area. The Danser Group, supported by the LNG Master plan, has commenced refitting its Eiger-Nordwand tow boat. The engines of this vessel will be powered by LNG for 99%.LNG in RotterdamThere has been a special terminal for the storage and handling of liquefied natural gas in the port of Rotterdam since 2011: the Gate terminal. The Argonon and the Greenstream are the first inland vessels powered by LNG which call at the port of Rotterdam. The Municipality of Rotterdam amended the regulations last year so that inland vessels can now also bunker. The LNG MasterplanThe LNG Masterplan aims to ...

Jelle Paulusma, Port of Rotterdam, covered issues relevant to latest LNG Bunkerport developmentsduring 2014 GREEN4SEA Athens Forum

Port of Rotterdam, has signed a global partner deal with TOC Worldwide, organiser of the global TOC portfolio of port-centric maritime trade and supply chain events.

Stricter standards for new built vessels on the North Sea and English Channel The Port of Rotterdam has issued a press release to announce that both Port of Antwerp and Port of Rotterdam want stricter emissions standards to enter into force from January 1st, 2016.The two ports want to see stricter nitrogen oxides emission standards for new built vessels on the North Sea and English Channel. The two largest ports in Europe do not support a proposal to postpone this already agreed upon regulation by five years. At the beginning of April, the environment committee of the IMO will discuss this proposal.Ships' engines which comply with the new standards emit 80% less nitrogen oxides than the current built vessels. Reducing the emissions from shipping to improve air quality is in line with the sustainability policy of the two port authorities.Port of Rotterdam website www.portofrotterdam.comPort of Antwerp website www.portofantwerp.com/en

Rotterdam is Europe's biggest port with a turnover of 600 million a year