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Navigate is operational as from today in the ports of Gdansk and SOHAR, which means it is now operational in 2 continents. This application developed by the Port of Rotterdam Authority enables importers and exporters to select the best transport options for containers they want to ship. Navigate also contains an online port information guide.
Allard Castelein, CEO Port of Rotterdam Authority: “The development of this application and its roll-out to ...
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In the first quarter of 2019, 5.1% more freight passed through the Port of Rotterdam than in the same period last year. In total, 123.9 million tonnes were handled compared with 117.8 million tonnes in the same period in 2018. The increase mainly concerned the throughput of containers (+7.3% in ...
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BP, Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals), and the Port of Rotterdam have joined forces to explore the opportunity of making “green hydrogen” via water electrolysis for BP’s refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, which has the potential for significant reductions in CO2 emissions.
The refinery currently uses hydrogen made from hydrocarbons, to ...
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The Port of Rotterdam Authority and Rotterdam Polymer Hub (RPH) signed an allocation agreement regarding a site for two halls for the storage and distribution of polymers. RPH will be the first logistics node in the Rotterdam port area to focus exclusively on the storage of polymers. The project is ...
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The port of Rotterdam achieved throughput of 232.8 million tonnes in the first six months of 2018. That is 2.2% less than in the first six months of 2017. Container throughput, one of the strategic priorities of the Port Authority, rose by 5.9% (in tonnes, 6.2% in TEU) by comparison ...
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Particularly strong growth in container throughput of 12.3% (in tonnes) was the main driver of growth in the port of Rotterdam throughout 2017. Total cargo throughput rose by 1.3%, with the port returning to the growth trend seen before 2016. Total tonnage increased from 461 million to 467 million. The ...
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The awe-inspiring container vessel MOL Triumph entered the port of Rotterdam on May 19. It is the first of three container ships with a capacity of over 20,000 TEU that will be calling on Rotterdam over the next few weeks.
Over the course of this month and the next, the world’s ...
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In the first quarter of 2017, 2.0% more goods passed through the Port of Rotterdam than in the same period last year. The growth in the container sector (8.8% by volume (TEU), 10.8% by weight) is particularly striking. Of the 11 different commodities, only mineral oil products and other liquid ...
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Throughput of freight in Rotterdam fell in 2016 by 1.1% to 461.2 million tonnes. The fall can largely be attributed to dry bulk such as ores and coal. Liquid bulk managed to hold on to the high level reached in 2015. At the time the sector was growing by overt ...
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The Port of Rotterdam celebrates its Golden Jubilee as Europe's largest container port for 50 years! On 3 May 1966, the MS Fairland arrived in Rotterdam. It was the first time a container ship arrived in Rotterdam. Since then, Rotterdam has been the largest container port of Europe.
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