Port of Amsterdam

Port of Amsterdam to ban open-loop scrubbers from 1 January

Starting on 1 January 2025, the Port of Amsterdam will enforce a restriction on using open-loop scrubbers for seagoing vessels, contributing to a cleaner aquatic environment.

Open-loop scrubbers discharge polluted wash water directly into the harbour, contaminating water and soil.

A scrubber, or “exhaust gas washer,” is a system installed in ship funnels to reduce sulphur emissions from exhaust gases. However, this process produces polluted wash water as a byproduct. Scrubbers are available in...

https://container-news.com/port-of-amsterdam-to-ban-open-loop-scrubbers-from-1-january/

Port of Amsterdam signs agreements with Bilbao and dusiport

During the H2 Connecting Event in Duisburg, the Port of Amsterdam signed three agreements with a wide range of partners that strengthened the port’s position as a leading supplier of renewable hydrogen and its derivatives to the German market.

According to a statement, the goal of the H2 Connecting Event, which will be presided over by King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, is to bolster the partnership between the Netherlands and Germany in the field of renewable hydrogen, as well as to lay...

https://container-news.com/port-of-amsterdam-signs-agreements-with-bilbao-and-dusiport/

European giant box ports collaborate with Routescanner

Ports of Antwerp-Bruges and Amsterdam are now offering Routescanner’s Direct Connections on their websites.

In particular, with Routescanner, a shipper or freight forwarder can find and compare possible routes for its container shipments on a neutral platform. Direct Connections system shows all available connections to Antwerp, Zeebrugge and Amsterdam. The platform can also instantly calculate the route’s CO2 emissions.

Port of Antwerp-Bruges said in an announcement that Routescanner will add...

https://container-news.com/european-giant-box-ports-collaborate-with-routescanner/

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