Port of Rotterdam

Shell Delivers First STS LNG Bunkering To World’s First LNG-Powered Aframax Tanker

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Shell recently delivered its first ship-to-ship bunkering of cleaner burning LNG fuel from its specialised LNG bunker vessel, Cardissa, paving the way for many other operations from the vessel. This operation marked a number of other firsts, as it fuelled the Sovcomflot vessel Gagarin Prospect, the world’s first LNG-powered Aframax tanker. It was also the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering to take place in the Port of Rotterdam.

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The fuelling of the Gagarin Prospect with LNG is...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/shell-delivers-first-sts-lng-bunkering-to-worlds-first-lng-powered-aframax-tanker/

Damen Takes Second Place In Maritime Aviation Sector In 2018

Damen - top family-owned business

Damen has achieved second place in the maritime & aviation sector in this year’s MT500 rankings of the top 500 companies and institutions in the Netherlands. It also came twentieth out of 500 in the overall ranking, its best ever result. In the ratings breakdown, Damen achieved the full five stars for product leadership and employment practises. The winner in the maritime & aviation category was national airline KLM, with the Port of Rotterdam coming third.

The MT500 is the result of an annual...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/damen-takes-second-place-in-maritime-aviation-sector-in-2018/

Port of Rotterdam Authority Tests Autonomous Navigation With A Floating Lab

Port of Rotterdam floating lab

It is not a question of whether but when autonomous navigation will be introduced. In order to prepare the Port of Rotterdam Authority for the arrival of autonomous navigation, the Port of Rotterdam Authority has converted a patrol vessel into a floating lab that collects data, including about the vessel’s operation and power.

Autonomous navigation makes the port safer

‘The Port of Rotterdam Authority is continuously examining how our port can be even safer, more efficient and better. By...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/port-of-rotterdam-authority-tests-autonomous-navigation-with-a-floating-lab/

LNG bunkering marks number of firsts for Shell and Sovcomflot in Rotterdam

Shell recently delivered its first ship-to-ship bunkering of cleaner burning LNG fuel from its specialised LNG bunker vessel, Cardissa,paving the way for many other operations from the vessel. This operation marked a number of other firsts, as it fuelled the Sovcomflot vessel Gagarin Prospect, the world’s first LNG-powered Aframax tanker. It was also the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering to take place in the Port of Rotterdam.

The fuelling of the Gagarin Prospect with LNG is the first operation...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/04/lng-bunkering-marks-number-of-firsts-for-shell-and-sovcomflot-in-rotterdam/

Port of Rotterdam welcomes initiatives to increase container bundling

Port of Rotterdam Authority welcomed initiatives from companies including BCTN, Kramer and Waalhaven Group for more efficient transportation of containers between the Port of Rotterdam deepsea terminals and the hinterland.

Namely, BCTN is bundling freight in Alblasserdam from its eight terminals in the Netherlands and Belgium in order to offer point-to-point services to the deepsea terminals on Maasvlakte. Kramer and Waalhaven Group are bundling cargo at their own terminals in Rotterdam and...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-rotterdam-welcomes-initiatives-to-increase-container-bundling/

Market initiatives to assist containers’ transport

Port of Rotterdam Authority welcomes initiatives from companies including BCTN, Kramer and Waalhaven Group for more efficient transportation of containers between the Port of Rotterdam deepsea terminals and the hinterland.

BCTN is bundling freight in Alblasserdam from its eight terminals in the Netherlands and Belgium in order to offer point-to-point services to the deepsea terminals on Maasvlakte. Kramer and Waalhaven Group are bundling cargo at their own terminals in Rotterdam and offer...

http://container-news.com/market-initiatives-assist-containers-transport/

The Rotterdam Experience Tour

The Rotterdam Experience Tour is taking place on Thursday 27 September and Friday 28 September 2018. The Port of Rotterdam Authority organises this event once every two years for shippers, freight forwarders and logistics firms based in Germany and Austria. The objective: to ensure entrepreneurs from these two countries get a solid introduction to Rotterdam’s port area. The varied programme offers a selection of interesting speeches, excursions in the port and a networking event on board the SS...

http://container-news.com/rotterdam-experience-tour/

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