Port of Rotterdam

Rotterdam Industrial Cluster launches pilot for energy and utility flow optimization

A previous feasibility study by the Port of Rotterdam Authority and Yokogawa Electric Corporation has shown that optimizing energy and utility use at companies can result in cost savings of 5-10%.

By optimizing energy consumption “behind the meter,” companies that produce steam as a by-product can increase production at optimal times, such as when a neighbouring company requires more steam. This reduces heat losses and helps prevent or alleviate congestion in the electricity grid.

Building on...

https://container-news.com/rotterdam-industrial-cluster-launches-pilot-for-energy-and-utility-flow-optimization/

Port of Rotterdam handles 500,000th container via Secure Chain

Port of Rotterdam Authority announced that the 500,000th import container was securely and reliably handled via the Secure Chain in the Dutch port.

Shipping lines no longer issue PIN codes, which are susceptible to fraud, for these containers.

The new operational approach has become standard practice in Rotterdam for all import containers from Latin America (since 1 April) and North America (since 1 July) and will soon (as of 1 October 2024) be implemented for container cargo from Africa, the...

https://container-news.com/port-of-rotterdam-handles-500000th-container-via-secure-chain/

Comparative analysis of key global container ports

Container News recently conducted a comparative analysis of five major container ports: Port of Los Angeles, Port of Shanghai, Port of Jebel Ali, Port of Rotterdam, and Port of Singapore.

The analysis aimed to evaluate the relative competitiveness of these ports by examining two critical indicators: Port Investments and Port Throughput, forming a compound indicator, as well as Port Connectivity. Open-source data from various organizations were used to build these indicators, revealing key trends...

https://container-news.com/comparative-analysis-of-key-global-container-ports/

Top 10 Container Ports in Europe: Piraeus position at risk

PortEconomics member Theo Notteboom compiled a table showing the year-on-year TEU growth in the top 15 container ports in the European Union during the first six months of the year.

“While 2023 was characterized by a strong to moderate traffic decline in most ports, the first half of 2024 brought double-digit growth in seven of the top 15 ports,” pointed out Notteboom.

As seen in the table, Portugal’s port of Sines, Spain’s ports of Valencia and Barcelona, France’s HAROPA complex, Germany’s...

https://container-news.com/top-10-container-ports-in-europe-piraeus-position-at-risk/

X-Press Feeders names and puts into operation first dual-fuel container ship

Eco Maestro, the first dual-fuel container vessel to sail on methanol, was christened in Rotterdam port, the home port to all 14 methanol vessels of X-Press Feeders.

Singapore-based container carrier X-press Feeders aims to have these “green vessels” sail mainly on routes in Europe, which means there will be the first network of feeders sailing on green methanol in the continent.

Evergreen Feeders has signed a contract with X-Press Feeders regarding this green European network, which consists of...

https://container-news.com/x-press-feeders-names-and-puts-into-operation-first-dual-fuel-container-ship/

Global IT outage disrupts operations at European box terminals

A global IT outage, caused by a software update from American cybersecurity technology company CrowdStrike, has prompted disruptions in several European container terminals, including Poland’s Baltic Hub, UK’s port of Felixstowe and the Dutch port of Rotterdam.

Baltic Hub informed that on the morning of July 19, the terminal was affected by difficulties caused by an operating systems failure.

“The failure was global in nature and involved a third-party software provider used by Baltic Hub,” noted...

https://container-news.com/global-it-outage-disrupts-operations-at-european-box-terminals/

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