Rotterdam Botlek deepening completed

QTerminals Kramer Rotterdam signs up for a temporary link between the Rail Terminal West II (RTW-II) site and the Container Exchange Route (CER), a closed 17-kilometre road network.

The container segment sees a 3.3% increase in throughput (31.5M to 32.5M tonnes) and a 2.0% rise in TEU (3.3M) for the first time in three years.

The Secure Chain is a joint initiative by the business community and the authorities to boost the digital resilience of current port logistics processes.

The aim is that by 2030 a large percentage of seagoing vessels will be ‘plugged in’ when at berth. Diesel generators can then be switched off.

The Rotterdam Port Authority (HbR) has finally appointed a new CEO.

Total tonnage decreased by 5.5% and container numbers fell 8.1% in H1 2023; port eyes transhipment and energy transition for future growth.