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Benelux ports in transition mode

News11 Jul 2024

It is vitally important that ports in Belgium and the Netherlands successfully exploit and invest in opportunities arising from the use of g...

Ports of Bilbao and Amsterdam meet on development of hydrogen corridor

News18 Apr 2024

The meeting discussed plans for a renewable hydrogen corridor between Bilbao and Amsterdam ports, focusing on infrastructure, decarbonizatio...

Rhenus buys stake in Rietlanden Terminals BV

News25 Sep 2023

Rietlanden Terminals operates two bulk terminals in the Port of Amsterdam and Rhenus is acquiring a 49.99% stake from the current sole owner...

New UKEC-Continent lo-lo and ro-ro offers to beat Brexit disruption

News10 Oct 2020

Samskip and W.E.C. Lines/A2B launch new UKEC-continent services while DSV Road introduces a new unaccompanied trailer service, as Brexit thr...

Port of Amsterdam handles a record 86.3 Mt

News11 Jan 2020

The port’s throughput in 2019 was 6% up on the figure for 2018. Together with the other Amerstam ports in the North Sea Canal Area, tr...

Tug dispute obstructing Amsterdam shipping

News23 Apr 2019

Shipping in Amsterdam has again sustained serious delays, as Svitzer harbour tugs remained moored on Good Friday overnight following the fou...

New Ports of Amsterdam record

News13 Jan 2019

The Port of Amsterdam last year handled a record 82.3 Mt, while IJmuiden handled 18.6 Mt and other smaller facilities in the the North Sea C...

Samskip boosts intermodal rail over Amsterdam

News22 Oct 2018

Samskip has launched direct intermodal train services between Melzo and Amsterdam...

OBA to diversify from coal

News13 Mar 2018

Going along with the aim of Amsterdam municipality to "green" port activities, dry bulk stevedore OBA has agreed to dedicate around 14 of it...

Samskip ups shortsea

News5 Mar 2018

Samskip is upgrading its shortsea multimodal services between the UK and the Netherlands with the addition of direct connections between Ams...

Amsterdam ports pass 100 Mtpa milestone

News12 Jan 2018

There was an increase in most cargo types, although coal and non-oil liquid bulk throughputs were down...

OBA occupied by protesters

News29 Jun 2017

Last Saturday, 24th June environmental activists occupied the premises of Amsterdam dry bulk stevedores OBA...

Amsterdam traffic 1% up in 2016

News22 Apr 2017

The greater Amsterdam port area logged a 1% increase in throughput last year, to 97 Mt...

Amsterdam noise abatement award

News19 Nov 2016

Ports of Amsterdam has won an award for replacing vehicle reversing beepers with cicada songs...

Amsterdam locks on

News11 Sep 2016

Construction work has started at the new Ports of Amsterdam sea lock at Ymuiden...

Amsterdam ports down 5.4% in H1 2016

News24 Aug 2016

First half traffic in the sea ports in the Dutch North Sea Canal Area, which includes the ports of Amsterdam, IJmuiden, Beverwijk and Zaanst...