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Vast and Port of Rotterdam collaborate to drive tanker electrification
The two companies signed an agreement to conduct fleet studies, energy demand assessments, and other factors to enable Shore Power, or Onshore Power (OPS) for tankers. Vast Infraestrutura and the Port of Rotterdam, considered the largest in Europe …
Apr 24, 2025 / Curious
Port of Rotterdam takes important step in making shipping more sustainable: pilot prepares port for safe bunkering of ammonia
Trammo, OCI and James Fisher Fendercare successfully conducted an ammonia bunkering pilot between two vessels at a terminal in the port of Rotterdam on 12 April, 2025. This marks an important step in preparing the port for vessels bunkering clean …
Apr 15, 2025 / Curious
Allseas set for key role in Netherlands’ first major CO2 transport and storage system
Allseas will play a key construction role in the realisation of the Porthos carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the Port of Rotterdam, the first development of its kind in the Netherlands. Porthos, a partnership between EBN, Gasunie and the …
Oct 25, 2023 / Curious
New ship unloader at the Port of Rotterdam will ensure more efficient raw material supply for the Duisburg steel location from the end of 2025 onwards
thyssenkrupp Steel is investing in modernizing terminal operations at Ertsoverslagbedrijf Europoort C.V. (EECV) at the Port of Rotterdam. With the investment of a mid-double-digit million euro sum, an old ship unloader will be replaced by a …
Oct 9, 2023 / Curious
Port of Rotterdam and Yokogawa kick off study to increase energy and resource efficiency across industries
The Port of Rotterdam Authority and Yokogawa Electric Corporation have initiated a feasibility study into increasing cross-industry integration for the efficient use of energy and utilities in the Rotterdam industrial cluster to contribute to …
Sep 25, 2023 / Curious
OCI Global completes first European green methanol bunkering in Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands
The world’s first green methanol fueled container ship has bunkered in the Port of Rotterdam, taking on OCI HyFuels green methanol for the final leg of its maiden voyage. This is the first ever green methanol bunkering operation in Europe. The …
Aug 30, 2023 / Curious
Gate terminal starts construction of 4th LNG tank at the port of Rotterdam
Gate terminal and its shareholders Gasunie and Vopak, have announced that the final investment decision has been taken to expand Gate terminal’s storage and regasification capacity. The expansion consists of a new LNG storage tank of 180,000 cubic …
Aug 23, 2023 / Curious
OCI Global and X-Press Feeders sign green methanol offtake agreement, decarbonizing a key link in the global shipping chain
OCI Global and X-Press Feeders have announced that OCI Hyfuels will supply X-Press Feeders with green methanol in the Port of Rotterdam from 2024. The milestone agreement is the first green methanol deal with a feeder container carrier and …
Jul 31, 2023 / Curious
Port of Rotterdam Authority starts construction of new site on Maasvlakte II
On 19 June 2023, the Port of Rotterdam Authority signed a contract with Boskalis for the construction of around 40 hectares of new land in the northwest corner of Prinses Alexiahaven. The site is scheduled for completion at the end of 2023. Besides …
Jun 26, 2023 / Curious
Van Oord – Hakkers - De Klerk consortium awarded contract for first phase of Yangtze Canal project
After the summer, the Van Oord – Hakkers - De Klerk consortium will commence construction of a tug quay in the Port of Rotterdam's Yangtze Canal. The consortium and the Port of Rotterdam Authority signed the relevant contracts today. The work will …
Jun 20, 2023 / Curious