Tag: short sea

In a recent video, CCO Jeroen Zwijnenburg of Rotterdam Short Sea Terminals (RST), reveals his ambition for RST to become the best in class shortsea terminal in Europe within a few years.

Delivered on 24 January 2022 from Wuhu Shipyard, China, Bergmann, Business Director MPV & General Cargo Ships at DNV, notes that "Lady Marie Christine" is one of the first multipurpose dry cargo vessels (MPV) in European short-sea shipping to operate on dual fuel with LNG as the main fuel.

A new report by Vanderbilt transportation and environmental engineers looks toward decarbonization of U.S. waterways and evaluates the potential for possible future propulsion technologies and alternative fuels to reduce carbon emissions.

On 6 September 2021, Zero Emission Services (ZES) will start shipping the Alphenaar, the first Dutch inland vessel to use interchangeable energy containers for propulsion. 

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) welcomes the vote of the European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Committee (TRAN) to strengthen inland waterway transport.

During a European virtual ministerial conference on inland shipping, Allard Castelein, CEO of the Port of Rotterdam, emphasized that working towards an inland shipping sector that is more innovative, reliable and sustainable can only be achieved when all inland shipping chain parties work together.

Further to the temporary postponement of enforcing documents for inland navigation by the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT), because of COVID-19, the current ILT position has changed.