From 1 May 2013, to 1 August 2013, dredging work will be carried out in the precautionary area, in connection with the construction of Maasvlakte 2. In an area directly to the north of the Maascenter, sand will be extracted during the period indicated. The work will be carried out by one trailing suction hopper [...]
Cargill and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have reached agreement on expanding the current site in the Botlek area by 28,000m2. Cargill has been operating from the Botlek area since 1984, and has both an inland shipping jetty and a sea jetty there. Thanks to a previous agreement with the Port of Rotterdam Authority, the [...]
The Mayor of Rotterdam, Ahmed Aboutaleb, argues that Constanta Port is of real interest for the Dutch partners and he wants Rotterdam to have cooperation relations with the largest Romanian port on the Black Sea. “There can be no competition. Rotterdam competes with ports in nearby countries – Belgium, Germany. Constanta Port serves the Black [...]
The trailing suction hopper dredge Rotterdam has completed its work on the Western Basin Dredging and Disposal Project (WBDDP) and is currently demobilising to leave the Gladstone harbour. The Rotterdam arrived in the Gladstone harbour in October 2012 to perform dredging works in order to provide access for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) shipping vessels to [...]
Port of Rotterdam Authority has awarded five parties, one of which is the combination MariTeam, for a framework agreement for a term of three years. This framework agreement includes engineering services for the realization of maritime infrastructural projects. The agreement will be signed on 22 March 2013, but MariTeam has already been awarded with the [...]
The net result of the Port of Rotterdam Authority for 2012 was almost €228 million. Compared to the net result of 2011, this represents an increase of nearly € 33 million (+17%). This is a result of more lease income as well as additional port dues. The operating expenses dropped slightly due to effective cost [...]
Innovative approaches to cope with the challenges arising from a combination of continued global economic and financial fragility, volatility in container shipping, the emerging wave of mega-vessels and the need for more efficient infrastructure to support global container trade will be the core focus of discussion at the 37th TOC Container Supply Chain Europe Conference [...]
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Next month, the Port of Rotterdam Authority will transfer €290 million to the Dutch State. This is eight years ahead of the schedule planned in 2005. In 2005, the Dutch State, the Municipality of Rotterdam and the Port Authority agreed that the Port Authority would receive a total amount of €726 million from the Dutch [...]
The European Union will co-finance to the tune of €5 million from the TEN-T Programme a project to build a state-of-the-art multimodal container terminal at the Port of Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The future Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) terminal will aim to have the highest modal shift ratio for a container terminal in Europe. The project, [...]
Rotterdam is one of the main ports of Europe. The port is the gateway to the European market of more than 350 million consumers. The port is one of the most important junctions of good flows of the world. The annual throughput is about 430 million tons. February 7, 2013
