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A study by an international consortium is being launched to research the transport of hydrogen in the form of a Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) from Scotland to Rotterdam. Scotland’s ambition is to produce 5GW of hydrogen by 2030. The European Union wants to import around 10GW by 2030. The Net Zero Technology Centre...

Within the framework of a partnership previously announced between Tanger Med Port Authority and Wärtsilä Voyage – which aims at digitalising maritime port calls -Tanger Med, Hapag-Lloyd, and Anglo-Eastern Ship Management have succeeded in enabling the world’s first digitally controlled port arrival. The ‘Kobe Express’, a container ship owned by Hapag-Lloyd and managed by...

Nauticor has conducted the largest-ever LNG bunkering operation in Germany in the Elbehafen in Brunsbüttel, when it provided DEME Group’s hopper dredger Scheldt River with 85t of LNG in a truck-to-ship operation this week. Nauticor, a leading provider of LNG for maritime applications, used a bunkering technique where two LNG trucks are unloaded simultaneously, which...

European cooperation is necessary in order to integrate inland waterway transport better into the multimodal logistic chains. This opinion was shared by around 130 participants from Poland, Germany, Sweden, Lithuania, Finland, Belgium and Czech Republic, who gathered on the 21st November in Warsaw to discuss how to enhance inland navigation in the Baltic Sea...

Kotug Smit Towage celebrated the start of its harbour towage activities in eleven European ports. About 600 clients, stakeholders and employees joined the launch ceremony in the Cruise Terminal Rotterdam. After the welcome address, both shareholders Boskalis and Kotug officially launched Kotug Smit Towage. The tugs Smit Hudson and SD Rebel arrived to demonstrate their...

Recently, Jeroen van den Ende was appointed Managing Director of the Port of Zwolle. The Dutch port was founded in November 2015 and is the logistical hub of the Northeast of Holland. As a strategic partner of all ports in Zwolle, Meppel and Kampen, they are conveniently located for all (inland) shipping routes to...

Roel de Graaf (58) will take on the position of managing director of Netherlands Maritime Technology (NMT) on 1 July 2016. With his extensive knowledge of the maritime market and managerial experience with NMT, the Board sees Roel de Graaf as the ideal successor to Peter Zoeteman, who served as managing director of the...

Since more ships sail on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) or transport this quite new type of gas, Falck Safety Services offers LNG safety training for the maritime industry. In 2013 Falck developed a complete new training facility for the LNG industry. LNG is a natural gas that has been converted to liquid by cooling...

APM Terminals Bahrain, operators of Khalifa bin Salman Port (KBSP), has recently made significant advances in Safety performance and information technology systems, including the successful completion of a Load Collision Prevention System (LCPS) pilot project scheduled to be implemented throughout the APM Terminals Global Terminal Network. “Our HSSE, Terminal Asset Management and IT teams...

The 1,000th gas turbine from Siemens arrived at the Broekman Logistics Breakbulk Terminal (Project Services) in the Waalhaven, Rotterdam. The gas turbine was produced in Berlin and will be shipped to its final destination via the Port of Rotterdam. The end customer is the project development company Umm al Houl in Qatar. Umm Al Houl...

In late March Euroports Rauma in Finland, ordered five forklift trucks, 10 and 16t capacity, from Konecranes Lift Trucks. The lift trucks will be delivered together with TRUCONNECT remote monitoring service in August 2016. The port has been a Konecranes customer since 1996; this order of four 16t and one 10t forklifts brings the number...

The recent delivery of a Liebherr reachstacker LRS 545 to the international logistic provider and port operator Katoen Natie underlines the strong business relationship between the two family-owned companies. The Liebherr reachstacker LRS 545 is the latest machine from Liebherr Maritime Cranes. The reachstacker is the new strong link in the logistic chain of...

The Icelandic government is forging ahead with its plans to build a new port on the Arctic Ocean and is seeking support from the port management company bremenports for the project. A delegation from the Federal Land of Bremen visited the site in May and could see for itself that the Finna Fjord Project...

Broekman Logistics has signed a partnership agreement with Novaedes. With this new partnership, Broekman Logistics will expand its expertise to offer the seaworthy or airtight packaging of goods for shipping. The specialised and custom-tailored packaging will guarantee a successful transport. Space for packaging activities At the Broekman Breakbulk Terminal (Project Services) – Waalhaven, Rotterdam, space is...

Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has taken delivery of the Sauger III, a custom floating pump station by Damen Shipyards Group for supporting dredging operations. Situated 110km inland on the River Elbe and with a tidal range of 3.6m, the Hamburg Port requires regularly dredging like most ports. The station is 37 metres in length and...

In late March Euroports Rauma in Finland, ordered five forklift trucks, 10 and 16-tonne capacity, from Konecranes Lift Trucks. The lift trucks will be delivered together with Truconnect remote monitoring service in August 2016. The port has been a Konecranes customer since 1996; this order of four 16 ton and one 10 tonne forklifts...

A new rail shuttle and a new inland shipping link. Connections between Northern France and the port of Rotterdam are now better than ever. Five times a week, a train leaves Rotterdam for Dourges, and the inland shipping schedule also includes a number of departures per week. These connections, which were launched this spring,...

During the first call by its new general cargo service, representatives of state shipping company IRISL – Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines – joined staff of the Peter W. Lampke shipping agency and Terminal C. Steinweg in welcoming the Captain and crew of the SEVGI. The new general cargo service will call monthly...

Multimodal network operator Samskip and inland waterway transport provider Pro-Log are celebrating the 10th anniversary of barge operations connecting Rotterdam and Duisburg by adding a second vessel, increasing service frequency to six times weekly. May 1, 2016 completes the first decade in the cooperation between the two unitised transport specialists, one a pan-European operator...

Hutchison Port Holdings Limited (HPH) subsidiary Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST) achieved a new record when it moved 7,760 TEU on the call of MSC Beatrice. A total of eight ship-to-shore gantry cranes were deployed simultaneously for the operation, achieving a peak Vessel Operating Rate of 221.3 moves per hour. Guillermo Belcastro, General Manager...

Terex Port Solutions (TPS) delivered ten Terex TFC 45 H reach stackers to Benin. The machines were put into operation in March 2016 by Société Béninoise des Manutentions Portuaires (SOBEMAP). With the robust reach stackers, the state-owned port operator will further accelerate its container handling in the West African country’s most important economic center, Cotonou. SOBEMAP,...

The 10 STS Cranes for the APM Terminals Pier 400 Los Angeles facility will be the tallest in service at any American port; new LED lighting on the crane booms will increase visibility while significantly reducing energy consumption, as capabilities expand to meet the needs of larger vessels entering into the global fleet. APM...

Mammoet has successfully lifted up a 120-m-high crane for its installation in the port of Szczecin in Poland. The Goliath crane was built by Van Haagen Kraanbouw in the Netherlands and transported to the fabrication site of Bilfinger Mars Offshore. Mammoet constructed a tailor-made gantry with a height of 127m especially for this project...

The first sheet piling wall for the Kooyhaven business park was anchored under the watchful gaze of a select group of guests. The event represents the region of North-Holland and the Port of Den Helder’s anticipation of continued commercial activity and investment in one of the top economic areas in Europe. The official ceremony...

An increasing number of multimodal connections are being established between the Port of Rotterdam and Poland.This means more opportunities for Polish shippers and providers of logistics services. Given that European countries are Poland’s most important trading partners, this is certainly good news. In addition, exports from Poland are continuing to increase. A delegation of Rotterdam service providers...