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Rotterdam
Every Vessel Hunter story on Rotterdam: 23 stories, from 11 July 2026 to 14 October 2026. Newest: "Lashing-free CMA CGM Gold enters service as Dutch dockers' union raises doubts". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Lashing-free CMA CGM Gold enters service as Dutch dockers' union raises doubts
CMA CGM's 13,000 TEU CMA CGM Gold needs no manual lashing on deck. The Dutch union FNV doubts how the system will work and wants her inspected in Rotterdam.
Netherlands to enforce scrubber washwater ban in ports from 1 July 2030
Open-loop scrubber washwater may no longer be discharged in Dutch ports and inland waters from 1 July 2030, the Dutch infrastructure minister has told parliament.
Rotterdam and Antwerp-Bruges still dwarf every other EU port on tonnage
Rotterdam handled 397.3 million tonnes in 2024 and Antwerp-Bruges 243.7 million, with third-placed Hamburg on 97 million as the gap collapses below the top two.
Bunker Stocks Run 30% Below Seasonal Norms at the Big Three Hubs
Fuel oil inventories at Singapore, the ARA hub and Fujairah are around 30% below their three-year seasonal averages, with Singapore VLSFO up 76% and lead times running to sixteen days.
German Port Strike Deepens Congestion Already Holding 160,000 TEU at Anchor
A 48-hour warning strike at Hamburg, Bremerhaven, Bremen, Wilhelmshaven, Emden and Brake landed on top of North European congestion already absorbing about 5% of deepsea containership capacity.
Rotterdam Terminal Workers Face Prison After a Controlled Cocaine Delivery
Dutch prosecutors are seeking up to 3.5 years for two men accused of using temporary terminal jobs in Waalhaven to retrieve cocaine first intercepted in St Maarten in April.
DP World Names Its First Methanol Dual-Fuel Box Ship, the 1,250 teu DP World London
DP World Shipping Solutions has named its first methanol dual-fuel container vessel, a 148-metre 1,250 teu feeder built in China and delivered in April 2026.
Rotterdam Ship Handling Stops for Nearly Eight Hours on 4 September
No vessels will be handled at Rotterdam between 11:15 and 19:00 on 4 September, with Amsterdam and Zeeland also affected, ahead of a nationwide rail walkout on 9 September.
Drewry Puts Worsening Port Congestion Down to Utilisation, Not Capacity
A terminal running at 90% berth utilisation needs about a week to recover from a one-day disruption, against roughly two days at 75%, which is where the queues are coming from.
Maritime Briefing, 1 September 2026: Ferry Loss, Shadow Fleet, Record Congestion
A ferry lost off Cyprus, three shadow fleet stories in a week, 4.3m TEU waiting for a berth, and 400 ships still unable to leave the Persian Gulf.
Bulker BAM Arion Sold at Auction in Rotterdam and the Crew Are Finally Paid
The ship had been under arrest in the Waalhaven since May, one of four vessels chained up after a Dutch state-backed financing came under fraud investigation.
Dutch Ports Stop Work for Eight Hours in 4 September Strike
The port authority expects ships to wait at the berth and in the anchorage, on top of inland container waiting times already running near 60 hours.
Dutch port workers to strike at Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Zeeland on 4 September
Port workers will halt operations at Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Zeeland on 4 September in a nationwide FNV Havens strike against planned cuts to unemployment benefits.
Brussels Clears CMA CGM and TotalEnergies LNG Bunkering Joint Venture
The European Commission has cleared a joint venture between CMA CGM and TotalEnergies for LNG bunkering in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp range, with a new supply vessel due in 2028.
Hapag-Lloyd Adds Central Europe Congestion Surcharge on Low Rhine Water
Hapag-Lloyd will apply a congestion surcharge of €50 per container or per teu on inland shipments routed through Antwerp or Rotterdam, citing low water levels on the Rhine.
CMA CGM Adds Inland Emergency Fee as Low Rhine Levels Cut Barge Capacity
CMA CGM will apply an inland emergency fee on shipments routed through Antwerp, Zeebrugge and Rotterdam as low water on the Rhine reduces barge capacity and lengthens dwell times.
Delays and Congestion Now Absorb 5% of Global Container Capacity
Sea-Intelligence puts the absorption rate at 5.0 percent against a 2011-2019 norm of 2.2 percent, with schedule reliability stuck at 60-65 percent.
Hapag-Lloyd Buys 25 Percent of APM Terminals Maasvlakte II
Hapag-Lloyd is taking a quarter of the automated Rotterdam terminal at the centre of the Gemini network, its terminal arm's latest move toward a 30-facility portfolio.
Rotterdam Terminal Commits Five Hundred Million To A Fourth Deep-Sea Berth
A deep-sea container terminal on Rotterdam's outer reclamation area is accelerating an expansion that will give it a fourth berth capable of handling the largest container ships afloat.
Pindustry takes majority stake in maritime simulator builder VSTEP
The Rotterdam-based simulation specialist gets a new majority shareholder as its founding family steps back from ownership.
Heavy transport vessel CY Frontier sets out on maiden voyage to Rotterdam
The heavy transport vessel CY Frontier has departed on its maiden voyage carrying twelve inland barges bound for Rotterdam, with an intermediate call planned in South Korea.
First phase of Yangtzekanaal widening complete as Rotterdam starts phase two
Rotterdam has completed the first phase of widening its Yangtzekanaal access channel and started construction on a second phase, preparing the waterway for the next generation of container ships.
Evos and HyFive sign LOI on e-methanol storage in Rotterdam
Evos and HyFive have signed a letter of intent to explore storing and handling e-methanol in the Port of Rotterdam.
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