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  • Porthos CCS project: Industry targets €2 billion in Dutch subsidies

    15 January 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Infrastructure, Storage, Technology, Transition

    Four companies Air Liquide, Air Products, ExxonMobil and Shell have registered for a total of €2 billion from the sustainable energy transition subsidy scheme (SDE++) as part of the Porthos project for CO2 capture and storage in Rotterdam. Port of Rotterdam CO₂ Transport Hub and Offshore Storage (Porthos) project is on schedule to store an […]

  • Deltares: New Nature in New Meuse River

    19 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Under the umbrella of the Ecoshape partnership, Deltares will be starting this year on greening the banks of the New Meuse river in Rotterdam. On 16 March, Ecoshape signed a memorandum of understanding to that effect with nine other parties. Ecoshape is involved with this program on the basis of the Ecoshape Knowledge Valorisation EFRO […]

  • Vox Maxima Starts Its Indonesian Job

    25 September 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    Van Oord’s largest trailing suction hopper dredger, the Vox Maxima, has started the dredging work for the creation of Pluit City, an artificial island in the bay of Jakarta, Indonesia. The Pluit City project is being developed by Van Oord–Boskalis joint venture with the completion date set for 2018. The growth of Jakarta’s population by 800,000 people per […]

  • GES closes its 1st investment in Port of Rotterdam

    23 February 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Transition

    Following the signing of a binding agreement in November 2021, Singapore-based storage terminals operator Global Energy Storage (GES) has closed the transaction to acquire part of the Stargate Terminal from Gunvor Group in Europoort, the Port of Rotterdam.

  • Fincantieri delivers eco-friendly cruise ship to HAL

    2 August 2021
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has delivered a new Pinnacle class cruise ship to the cruise line Holland America Line (HAL), part of Carnival Corporation.

  • Large-scale Battolyser plant for green hydrogen production to be set up in Rotterdam Port

    28 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Transition

    The Dutch Port of Rotterdam has been selected as the location for the first large-scale Battolyser factory that aims to meet the growing demand for green hydrogen and electricity storage. Battolyser Systems is the developer and manufacturer of the world’s first integrated battery/electrolyser system, the Battolyser, which can produce hydrogen from solar and wind when […]

  • Port of Rotterdam: Financial Result Unchanged (The Netherlands)

    19 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Port of Rotterdam Authority’s financial result stayed virtually the same. Income from seaport dues primarily decreased as the result of a moderate rate policy and because of the decrease in throughput. This was offset by an increase in land revenues primarily as a result of new sites leased to customers. Result The result for […]

  • Sif Supplies Monopiles for Hollandse Kust Zuid Project

    11 July 2019
    Equipment

    Sif Holding has secured an order to manufacture 114 monopiles for three out of four zones of Hollandse Kust Zuid project for Vattenfall/Nuon, in the Netherlands. Sif’s scope comprises manufacturing of the monopiles and storage at the MV2 facility in Rotterdam in 2020-2021. The Hollandse Kust Zuid project is scheduled for grid connection in 2022 and […]

  • Minister Van Nieuwenhuizen at Damen, Spotlight on Dutch Maritime Industry

    30 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    Cora van Nieuwenhuizen, Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management, visited Rotterdam to meet Damen Shipyards Group and other Dutch maritime industry leaders on January 28, 2019. At this major event, Minister Van Nieuwenhuizen heard presentations from Damen, Van Oord and other key representatives of the country’s thriving maritime industry. The presentations took place on a […]

  • The Netherlands: Queen Beatrix Closes Maasvlakte 2 Seawall

    12 July 2012

      From today, the Dutch coastline will be permanently different. Queen Beatrix gave the sign for the closure of the seawall of Maasvlakte 2. At slack water, when there was minimal current, the large equipment of contractors Boskalis and Van Oord closed the gap in the eleven-kilometre long seawall. Hans Smits, President and CEO of […]

  • Boskalis and Van Oord JV Wins Offshore Center Contract

    11 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Port of Rotterdam Authority and PUMA signed the contract for the construction of the site of the Offshore Center. PUMA (Projectorganisatie Uitbreiding Maasvlakte, Project Organisation Expansion Maasvlakte) is a joint venture of the two Dutch hydraulic engineering firms Royal Boskalis Westminster NV and Van Oord NV for the construction of the first phase of […]

  • The Netherlands: Rotterdam Hosts World Port Days

    11 September 2012

    Last weekend, the 35th edition of the World Port Days were held in Rotterdam. Damen Shipyards Group looks back on three successful days. Thousands of visitors got to know Damen through visiting the Damen stand or one of the many Damen-built vessels that participated in the event. Several hundreds of visitors toured a newly built […]

  • The Netherlands: Port of Rotterdam on Right Track

    26 January 2012

    The Port Authority asked McKinsey to make an analysis of the demand for and availability of container throughput capacity in Rotterdam in the coming years. The purpose of the study was to get an independent opinion on the situation as it will develop from 2014 onwards when the new terminals on Maasvlakte 2 become operational. […]

  • OCI to fuel Maersk’s 1st green methanol-powered feeder

    12 June 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Dutch producer and distributor of hydrogen-based products OCI Global is fueling the first-ever green methanol-powered container ship in a new partnership with A.P. Moller-Maersk. OCI revealed that it will provide ISCC-certified green biomethanol to power the maiden voyage of Maersk’s first methanol dual-fueled container ship once the vessel leaves South Korea this summer. The 172-meter-long […]

  • World’s two largest pipelay vessels meet in Rotterdam

    20 April 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Vessels

    Two giant pipelay vessels owned by offshore contractor Allseas are now, for the first time ever, both in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

  • Port of Rotterdam expects 10-20 pct drop in annual volumes due to coronavirus

    17 April 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics

    The Dutch Port of Rotterdam is anticipating a throughput drop of up to 20 per cent this year.

  • SeaBat Sonars Cut Survey Costs at Rotterdam (The Netherlands)

    30 August 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Port of Rotterdam is an open deep-water port in the river estuary Maas, and this location of the port necessitates maintenance dredging due to siltation ’attacks’ from both tidal current and river discharge. Siltation from the sea, coming in during the flood tide and how to build bitcoin mining eroded materials from the hinterland […]

  • In focus: Will the hydrogen rainbow chase away fossil fuels’ clouds?

    26 May 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Collaboration, Environment, Exploration & Production, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition, Vessels

    The global energy players are burning the midnight oil in pursuit of low-carbon solutions to curb emissions and enrich the energy mix.

  • Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice

    11 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders, Technology, Vessels

                    Van Oord Orders Two Dredgers  Van Oord has ordered two trailing suction hopper dredgers with a hopper volume of approximately 17,000 m3. Photo Update: Dredging at New Suez Canal Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish said recently that the digging rate was beyond expectations due […]

  • Picture of the Day: TSHD ILEMBE Floats

    12 May 2015
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) new 5500m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) ILEMBE was named at an official ceremony at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on 9 May 2015. The state-of-the-art dredger contract has been built within the budget and three months ahead of schedule. The vessel is expected to leave Rotterdam before Christmas and […]

  • European Marine Sand and Gravel Group Learning Seminar ‘Maasvlakte 2, the Next Level in Sand and Gravel’

    23 September 2010

    EMSAGG is pleased to contribute to its aim of disseminating information and encouraging the exchange of ideas across different disciplines involved in marine sand and gravel. This seminar will take place at the exciting Maasvlakte 2 project. The Maasvlakte 2 project is a mega land reclamation project in the Netherlands which involves a port area […]

  • Meet the Future of the Industry at Navingo Career Event

    2 April 2019

                      Everyone who is interested or curious about a career in the maritime, offshore and energy sector can register for free to visit the Navingo Career Event on 23 May 2019 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. At the Navingo Career Event career and development in this innovative sector […]

  • Port of Rotterdam to offer site suitable for green hydrogen plant

    17 April 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    The Port of Rotterdam Authority is developing an 11ha site on the Maasvlakte suitable for the construction of a very large green hydrogen plant. The site offers space for up to 1 GW of electrolysis and is located next to where Tennet’s Amaliahaven (380 kV) high-voltage substation will be built. This is the destination of […]

  • Port of Rotterdam: Improved Results (The Netherlands)

    11 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    The net result of the Port of Rotterdam Authority for 2012 was almost €228 million. Compared to the net result of 2011, this represents an increase of nearly € 33 million (+17%). This is a result of more lease income as well as additional port dues. The operating expenses dropped slightly due to effective cost […]

  • €1 Billion Blankenburg Connection Project Reaches Financial Close

    18 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    The BAAK consortium – Macquarie Capital (70 per cent of SPC), Ballast Nedam (15 per cent of SPC) and DEME (15 per cent of SPC) – yesterday reached financial close on the €1 billion Blankenburg Connection PPP project in the Netherlands. The Blankenburg Connection is a design, build, finance and maintain (DBFM) project which will […]