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Port of Rotterdam Authority enthusiastic about the standards of nautical port information

"With these standards as a base, we can not only optimise the services to our clients," said Allard Castelein, President of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, "but also develop new services that make the logistics chain more efficient."

How to plan the best route for your container

The Port of Rotterdam has developed Navigate, a journey planner for container transport allowing cargo to travel more often via the quickest and cheapest route.

GVT starts shuttle to Poland

The plan is to add an additional trip before the end of the year. The service is in line with the trend of an increasing number of rail services between Rotterdam and Eastern Europe.

RAMLAB prints first ship’s propeller

Working in partnership with Damen Shipyards Group, RAMLAB has manufactured the world’s very first 3D-printed ship’s propeller, which successfully passes all requisite quality tests.

Christening of electric inland vessel BON JOVI

From now on, some 600 million beer bottles per year will be transported between Alphen aan den Rijn and Rotterdam by sustainable means.

Maasvlakte 2: plenty of room for large scale testing and demos

Offshore industry and offshore wind are growing sectors. The construction of Maasvlakte 2 offers wide-ranging economic opportunities for port and energy-related activities.

Solar power: pick the low-hanging fruit in today’s energy transition

I wanted to experience the transition toward solar power first hand. How does it work exactly; what do you need to arrange; what are the rewards? There’s enough to read about this subject, but the best way to find out how something works is by doing and experiencing it for yourself.

Solar panels installed for Slufter Pilot Project

This pilot project was announced on 26 October of last year during the National Conference on Climate Change. If it proves a success, Rijkswaterstaat and the Port of Rotterdam Authority will study whether it is possible to realise a large-scale solar farm at the site that is operated on a commercial basis.

Constructive dialogue on more efficient handling of inland container shipping leads to action plan

At the invitation of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, all the stakeholders met in Rotterdam for the first time on Friday, 8 September to discuss the various signals received in recent months about increasing waiting times.

PortXL2018 starts search for promising start-ups

Attention, port-related start-ups! The Rotterdam port accelerator programme PortXL is looking for candidates for its 2018 edition.