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Nieuwe Maas closed for shipping on King’s Day
On Thursday, 27 April, King Willem Alexander will celebrate his birthday in Rotterdam. A boat trip along the river is part of the programme.
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Arrival of MSC Loreto, the world's largest container vessel
On Wednesday morning, 24 May, MSC Loreto arrived at APMT 2 at the Prinses Amaliahaven in Rotterdam. With a maximum capacity of 24,346 TEU (2
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Worms as a solution for dewatering sediment sludge
The European dredging industry generates an estimated 200 million cubic metres of sediment annually. Approximately 5 million cubic metres of
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Remote-controlled drone project was launched
The Harbour Master Division has been experimenting for some time with a fast long-distance drone. The drone supports a range of tasks, like
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Airspace Centre for digital management of the very low-level airspace for drones in operation
On 23 January 2023, the Port of Rotterdam Authority started organising the airspace for drone use. To this end, the Airspace Centre was set
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Schweizerzug starts first direct train shuttles to Rotterdam
On January 1st, Schweizerzug started operating a direct train connection between Basel (Frenkendorf), Zürich (Niederglatt) and Rotterdam. Th
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Modal 3 launches direct rail services to Magdeburg
Starting in June, Modal 3 will run twice a week back and forth between Rotterdam and Magdeburg in central Germany. It is the first time the
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Depot Pier 7 joins integrated planning inland container shipping
Effective 28 August, Depot Pier 7, part of Waalhaven Group, joined Nextlogic’s integrated planning for inland container shipping. With this
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First drone vertiport in the Netherlands now operational
The first drone vertiport of the Netherlands became operational on May 24, following the landing of a multirotor drone in the presence of se
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Customs excited about Rotterdam Container Exchange Route
By the end of 2023, the first transports will take place over the Container Exchange Route on Maasvlakte. Peter van Buijtenen, Regional Dire