All Rotterdam articles
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NewsCompete & collaborate
Rotterdam and Antwerp-Bruges are north Continent port powerhouses, AJ Keyes looks at how these two facilities are keeping pace with container demand and discusses where and why they are also working on a collaborative basis
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NewsClear message from Europe’s big two
The two largest port complexes in North Europe, Rotterdam and Antwerp-Bruges, had a clear message for the European Commission ahead of the publication of the EU Competitiveness Compass and the Clean Industrial Deal.
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NewsGauging market interest for ammonia imports
Project Amplifhy is a pivotal initiative to establish a European network of ammonia import terminals
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NewsBrave new world
Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) have both announced new operating plans for 2025. AJ Keyes looks at their aims and asks whether Gemini is taking the industry down a blind alley, or will it actually generate super-hubs? Or is MSC’s choice a better one?
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NewsShortsea renaissance
With uncertainties over the vector of deepsea container flows in the wake of political upheavals, the emphasis is increasingly focusing on shortsea shipping. How will this develop and what are the key issues for maximising demand? Andrew Penfold takes a look…
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NewsTurbulent waters
The Le Havre-Hamburg/Gdansk port range sees some of the largest ships in service, bringing substantial volumes to European consumers. How are these ports currently performing? AJ Keyes looks at current trends
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News…And confirms a wide range of other agreements
Kalmar has also announced a raft of other deals across a wide geographical range of ports.
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NewsGantrex buys Liftcom
Gantrex Group, a company supported by Argos Wityu, has acquired Liftcom, as it continues to grow…
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NewsLooking back and forward
It’s that time of year again, when we look back over the past year and look forward.
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NewsA game changer?
Shipping lines are stepping-up investment in key European ports. The regulators have focused on liner and stevedore market shares. Are they behind the game and what is in the true interests of a competitive port sector? Andrew Penfold looks at these emerging issues.
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NewsQTerminals Rotterdam
Qatar-headquartered QTerminals Group has concluded the purchase of a 90 per cent stake in Kramer Group…
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NewsShore Investment
The Ministry of Infrastructure in the Netherlands is allocating €140 million (US$150 million) to boost shore power…
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NewsRotterdam Rail
Modal 3 Logistik has commenced a new rail shuttle running twice a week back and forth between Rotterdam…
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NewsShore power first at Netherlands terminal
Rotterdam Shortsea Terminals (RST) and Samskip have joined forces to drive down CO2 emissions
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NewsMannheim Link
The two ports of Mannheim and Rotterdam are expanding their collaboration to increase the digitalisation and sustainability…
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NewsMaasvlakte II expansion announced
APM Terminals (APMT) is expanding its Maasvlakte II terminal in Rotterdam, in a deal worth in excess of €1 billion ($1.1 billion).
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NewsWeak early 2023 port volumes in abundance
While many ports do not report monthly traffic volumes, the data from the ports that do…
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NewsShake-up scenario?
Does 2022 performance among North-West Europe containerports evidence the seeds of structural change? Johan-Paul Verschuure, Director, Rebel Group, details the trends and analyses this key issue
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NewsTil Spending Spree Rolls Into Rotterdam
Terminal Investments Limited (TIL), the terminal division of MSC, is continuing its spending spree on securing new container terminal capacity with the announcement of the development of a new mega-terminal in Rotterdam in conjunction with Hutchison Ports, which will eventually offer a capacity of up to seven million TEU per annum.
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NewsNo summer of love in europe
A combination of system congestion further aggravated by strikes present a challenging scenario for container ports in the Hamburg-Le Havre range. AJ Keyes assesses the situation and what the rest of 2022 will bring.
