QTerminals Kramer Rotterdam’s RTW-II connects to CER
NewsQTerminals Kramer Rotterdam signs up for a temporary link between the Rail Terminal West II (RTW-II) site and the Container Exchange Route (...
Port of Rotterdam Q1 2024 container throughput increases
NewsThe 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 y...
Enhanced security measures for import containers in Rotterdam
NewsThe Secure Chain is a joint initiative by the business community and the authorities to boost the digital resilience of current port logisti...
Rotterdam World Gateway terminal invests in shore-based power infrastructure
NewsThe aim is that by 2030 a large percentage of seagoing vessels will be ‘plugged in’ when at berth. Diesel generators can then be switche...
Rotterdam port CEO assigned as lengthy pay level conflict solved
NewsThe Rotterdam Port Authority (HbR) has finally appointed a new CEO....
Rotterdam down 5.5%
NewsTotal tonnage decreased by 5.5% and container numbers fell 8.1% in H1 2023; port eyes transhipment and energy transition for future growth....
OECD report criticizes Port of Rotterdam’s CER approach
NewsThe reasoning behind the Container Exchange Route (CER) in Rotterdam is taken to task by the OECD’s International Transport Forum (ITF)...
Rotterdam suspends autonomous transport for CER
NewsThe Rotterdam port authority has suspended its plan for autonomous transport on the Container Exchange Route (CER) currently under construct...
ECT Delta to get one deeper berth
NewsThe ECT Delta Terminal in Rotterdam will get one 500m berth with 17.45m water depth, compared to the current 16.65m...
Rotterdam tendering for autonomous/manned CER tractors
NewsThe Port of Rotterdam Authority (HbR) is expected to issue today a European tender for container "transport as a service" for its Container ...
Towards zero emissions inland shipping
NewsZero Emission Services BV has been founded in the Netherlands with the goal of helping to make inland waterway shipping more sustainable...
Heerema’s crane vessels to use wind energy
NewsThe switch from diesel generators should result in substantial improvement of air quality for residents of Rozenburg and Maassluis, says Rot...
Rotterdam launches Boxinsider track &trace app
NewsRotterdam port authority has launched a track & trace app for containers moving though its port, dubbed Boxinsider...
First World Ports Climate Action Program conference
NewsThe Port of Rotterdam will host the first conference by the World Ports Climate Action Program in May 2020...
Rotterdam Botlek deepening completed
NewsRotterdam has inaugurated the deepening of the river and the Botlek basin, making this port complex accessible for ships up to 15m draught...