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Port of Rotterdam Authority looking further into 5 innovations
This year brought the fifth edition of the world’s first maritime accelerator programme, PortXL. A range of innovative start-ups and scale-u
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Port of Rotterdam first in the Netherlands to allocate airspace for drone use
The Port of Rotterdam Authority will start a pilot on regulations and traffic control in the so-called ‘very low-level airspace’ to ensure t
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Port of Rotterdam Authority and BigMile make transport emissions transparent with digital platform
Port of Rotterdam Authority and BigMile are developing a digital platform to identify transport-related emissions in the port. Data, includi
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Digital Quay Connect service makes export to the UK cheaper and more efficient
Each year, around 40 billion euros worth of freight are exported from the Netherlands to the UK. Since Brexit, this has become a lot more co
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Innovative solution for lowering of ship emissions tested in the port of Rotterdam
A scrubber technology that saves on fuel costs while at the same time complying with the IMO 2020 0.5% sulfur emission regulations. Van Oord
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Drone delivers package to inland vessel in port of Rotterdam
On 27 September, Dutch Drone Delta held a new trial during which a drone delivered a package to the inland vessel Duancis. During this opera
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Successful pilot with long-range drone in the port of Rotterdam
Last week, a section of the quay at the Yangtze Canal was transformed into a drone port to demonstrate a long-range drone from the Dutch com
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World premiere: first series of 3D-printed bollards in Rotterdam harbour
Today - 9 July - the Port of Rotterdam Authority is installing the world’s first 3D-printed steel bollards on the new quay in the Sleepbooth
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Port of Rotterdam Authority launches new company PortXchange to make digital shipping app Pronto available to ports worldwide
On August 8th 2019, the Port of Rotterdam Authority will launch its new company PortXchange Products BV (“PortXchange”). This entity is set
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Premier: Drone delivers package to vessel in the port of Rotterdam for the first time
On May 22, the port of Rotterdam was able to celebrate a Dutch premier: the aerial delivery by drone of a parts consignment to Allseas’ Pion