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Gas storage tanks at a marine terminal
Industry

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.

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Container barge on the River Rhine
Industry

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.

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A container barge on the Rhine
Industry

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.

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Aerial view of a busy container terminal with vessels alongside
Industry

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.

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Container ships working cargo at the Tweede Maasvlakte in Rotterdam
Port activity

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.

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Rotterdam Terminal Commits Five Hundred Million To A Fourth Deep-Sea Berth
Port activity

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.

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Ship control room with multiple monitors
Industry

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.

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A heavy-lift transport vessel carrying cargo at sea
Port activity

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.

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A wide shipping channel leading into a major container port
Port activity

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.

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Aerial view of container terminal cranes at Rotterdam port
Port activity

Port of Rotterdam throughput edges up as oil products offset weaker containers

Rotterdam lifted first-half throughput slightly as a surge in oil-product volumes outweighed weaker container and breakbulk trade, even as revenue and profit both edged higher.

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Floating pontoon jetty on a river quay
Incident

Rotterdam pontoon jetty destroyed after collision with inland tanker

A pontoon jetty used by river cruise ships in Rotterdam has been declared a total loss after an inland tanker collided with it, though the tanker itself suffered only minor damage.

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A large cruise ship in dry dock undergoing refit work
Product

Cunard's Queen Victoria heads to Rotterdam for a major interior refit

Cunard's Queen Victoria will get a substantial interior overhaul during a three-week dry-docking at Damen's Botlek yard this October and November.

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Offshore oil terminal and tankers
Industry

Rotterdam handles more crude as Hormuz disruption reshapes flows

The Port of Rotterdam handled more crude and oil products in the first half as Hormuz disruption redirected flows.

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Aerial view of a liquid-bulk storage terminal at a port
Industry

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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