Port of Rotterdam

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

The Seaports Trade Organisation (BOZ), in collaboration with the Ministry of Infrastructure & Water Management and the National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security, has unveiled a new cybersecurity strategy to bolster the…

11th December 2024

Dutch seaports unveil cybersecurity plan

11th December 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

APM Terminals Maasvlakte II has selected Konecranes to implement an extensive Automated Horizontal Transport System as part of its ambitious expansion project at the Port of Rotterdam.

31st October 2024

APMT chooses Konecranes automation at Rotterdam

31st October 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Konecranes is set to enhance its presence in Europe’s largest port with the acquisition of Rotterdam-based Peinemann Port Services and Peinemann Container Handling.

21st October 2024

Konecranes Peinemann takeover boosts Dutch presence

21st October 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The drug problem in international trade is growing. Increased cooperation between all stakeholders has proven it can deliver results but arguably the wider application of new technology holds the greatest promise to…

26th September 2024

Drug tsunami: counter measures

26th September 2024

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES

Start-up accelerator PortXL has revealed its 2024 cohort of nascent innovators dedicated to fostering sustainability in the maritime and logistics sectors.

13th September 2024

PortXL unveils 2024 maritime innovators

13th September 2024

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

APM Terminals (APMT) has confirmed investment in 240 new pieces of…

25th July 2024

Its 240 for APMT

25th July 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Cargo throughput in the Port of Rotterdam remained virtually unchanged in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period last year.

19th July 2024

Throughput stable at Port of Rotterdam

19th July 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The Hamburg-Le Havre port range is the engine room for the North European mainland and handles a wide range of different cargoes. AJ Keyes assesses how the major facilities performed in 2023…

30th May 2024

Challenging times

30th May 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A consortium of parties have become the first in the world to build a scalable quantum internet connection at Rotterdam port as part of the Quantum Delta NL programme.

14th May 2024

A ‘world first’ in trialling quantum internet connectivity

14th May 2024

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Tests commence for digital sea and inland port networking

19th April 2024

Tests commence for digital sea and inland port networking

19th April 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Rotterdam Shortsea Terminals (RST) is looking to source new cranes from Europe due to cost increases…

19th April 2024

RST Crane Plan

19th April 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The Port of Rotterdam has named its new director of containers within its commercial department.

31st January 2024

Rotterdam names new container boss

31st January 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Port of Rotterdam has commissioned its long-awaited Container Exchange Route (CER) which seeks to ensure increasing container volumes are processed safely, efficiently and sustainably.

28th November 2023

Rotterdam – a model for joined-up container efficiency

28th November 2023

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

IAPH is partnering with chainPORT, a multilateral partnership of the world’s leading ‘smart ports,’ on a project to develop a common understanding of the critical components of digital port infrastructure to harmonise…

24th November 2023

IAPH and chainPORT partner on digital infrastructure

24th November 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The industry thought the covid pandemic resulted in chaotic macro-economic and port statistics. It seems the period since the pandemic remains equally complex in Europe. J-P Verschuure* looks at changes in the…

24th November 2023

2023 statistical decoupling

24th November 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Global container operator, Evergreen, has acquired a 20 per cent stake in Euromax, one of the existing terminals at the…

29th August 2023

Evergreen Deal

29th August 2023

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

The port of Rotterdam website has been targeted in a cyberattack that is being blamed on pro-Russian supporters…

26th July 2023

Russian Cyberattack

26th July 2023

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

APM Terminals (APMT) is expanding its Maasvlakte II terminal in Rotterdam, in a deal worth in excess of €1 billion ($1.1 billion).

9th May 2023

Maasvlakte II expansion announced

9th May 2023

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

The Port of Rotterdam Authority has placed six “smart bollards” on the quay of the Hutchison Ports ECT…

9th May 2023

Smart Bollards at ECT

9th May 2023

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

The Port of Rotterdam is now using an integrated planning approach to manage inland container shipping and allied activities.

8th February 2023

Rotterdam’s integrated plans for inland cargo

8th February 2023