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Maersk names dual-fuel methanol vessel Adrian Mærsk at its flagship terminal Maasvlakte II in Rotterdam
Today, A.P. Moller - Maersk has celebrated the naming of the dual-fuel methanol ship Adrian Mærsk at its APM Terminals Maasvlakte II terminal in Rotterdam. Stephanie Pullings Hart, Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer (COO) at …
Mar 28, 2025 / Curious
Van Oord starts work on Maasvlakte 2 coastal reinforcement project
Van Oord has started work on a sand nourishment project for the Maasvlakte 2 area of the Port of Rotterdam. Maintaining the coast in this way ensures that nature itself will protect the port area and Rotterdam's hinterland against the sea. The …
Sep 30, 2024 / Curious
APM Terminals Maasvlakte II has achieved an amazing record of 256 port moves per hour (Video)
A record of 256 port moves per hour (PMPH) was achieved on the deep-sea vessel the Monaco Maersk! More than 9233 containers were unloaded or loaded in just over 36 hours. This amazing record was achieved thanks to the effort and good cooperation …
May 25, 2023 / Curious
Second Hydrogen-Driven Vessel Retrofit For Holland Shipyards Group
With the first vessel, FPS Maas, in the final phase of her retrofit, Holland Shipyards Group has started working on the retrofit of Future Proof Shipping’s second vessel “FPS Waal” to sail on hydrogen power. The FPS Waal, measuring 110 x 11,40 m, …
May 3, 2023 / Curious
Port of Rotterdam Authority and APM Terminals sign agreement for over EUR 1 billion expansion of Maasvlakte II container terminal
APM Terminals, a leading container terminal operator that is part of A.P. Moller - Maersk, has announced the expansion of its Maasvlakte II terminal in Rotterdam. Approximately 47.5 hectares of land and 1,000 metres of deep-sea quay will be included …
Apr 4, 2023 / Curious
Damen Maaskant builds sustainable scampi vessel for seafood company Sanford, New Zealand
Damen Maaskant and New Zealand-based seafood company Sanford Limited have signed a contract for the design and build of a new scampi vessel. Both companies joined in a close co-operation for the development of a purpose equipped and laid out vessel …
Dec 19, 2022 / Curious
Uniper contracted Technip Energies as FEED contractor for H2Maasvlakte
Following the announcement by the European Commission that Uniper's H2Maasvlakte project has been selected as an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI), Uniper this week took another important step towards the realization of their 100 …
Oct 12, 2022 / Curious
Shell to start building Europe's biggest green hydrogen plant on Maasvlakte 2, Port of Rotterdam
Shell Nederland B.V. and Shell Overseas Investments B.V., subsidiaries of Shell plc, have taken the final investment decision to build Holland Hydrogen I, which will be Europe’s largest renewable hydrogen plant once operational in 2025.The 200MW …
Jul 7, 2022 / Curious
Van Oord orders second pair of new generation water injection vessels
Van Oord has ordered the construction of two additional state-of-the-art water injection vessels from Kooiman Marine Group after the successful operation of sister vessels Maas and Mersey in 2021. The new vessels will have the same specifications, …
Jul 1, 2022 / Vessels
Damen Maaskant delivers Beam Trawler Avanti to Belgian fishing fleet
Beam Trawler Z-26 Avanti is designed for great hauling power with less fuel consumption and better seagoing properties due to reduced drag in the water. The 38-metre long fishing vessel was officially handed over to the Depaepe family of the Devan …
Feb 8, 2022 / Vessels