Commercial Manager, Rotterdam Short Sea Terminals
Annette van Ketel is Commercial Manager at Rotterdam Shortsea Terminals (RST), a leading shortsea container hub in the Port of Rotterdam. As part of the commercial organisation, she shapes strategy and develop customer partnerships across shortsea and feeder networks, working with shipping lines, logistics providers and cargo owners to improve reliability, capacity and intermodal connectivity. RST handles around 745,000 containers annually, offers 50–60 weekly sailings to 70+ European destinations, and is progressing a decarbonisation programme with significant CO₂ reductions and a net-zero operations target for end-2026.
Earlier, Annette was Business Manager Shortsea at the Port of Rotterdam, acting as key account manager for shipping lines and shortsea terminals and contributing to Brexit-related customer programmes. She later became Commercial Manager Logistics at the Port of Moerdijk, involved in the commercial development of Logistics Park Moerdijk, including concession processes with DSV and Lidl.
