This is how we navigate towards a sustainable future

Carbon capture, shore power installation Cruise Port Rotterdam and more Porthos will make it possible to capture and permanently store 2.5 million tons of carbon a year, making carbon storage an essential measure for the industry to help meet the Dutch climate objectives. Installation national hydrogen network The first of

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North Sea Jazz wins the Rotterdam Promotion Award

Rotterdam mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb presented the Rotterdam Promotion Award 2024 to winner North Sea Jazz Rotterdam, the world’s biggest indoor jazz festival. Year after year, the festival welcomes legends and new talent from the jazz, soul and funk scene. In 2023, these included Stormzy, Typhoon, Gregory Porter, Lizzo and Tom

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Turn Around & Transit Call News 2024

Cruise Port Rotterdam has become a year round destination. On 2 January, the first vessel of 2024, MSC Euribia, was welcomed – the first of eight vessels that month. It was followed by MS Ambition, Ambience and AIDAnova, and MSC Euribia visiting several times, sometimes every week. In the first

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Face to face with: Erik van Essen

  Erik van Essen, new general manager Rotterdam Partners Rotterdam Partners, is a great and important partner organisation of Rotterdam, manages and executes the city marketing. As a result, the city welcomes 50 new businesses, 30 business conferences and 1 million daily visitors on average every year. In this way, Rotterdam Partners contributes

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Did you know that…

…the port of Rotterdam covers a surface area of more than 12,600 hectares? Rotterdam is Europe’s largest port city and reaches across a long distance towards the sea. The cruise terminal, however, is in proximity of the city centre. From the terminal, the city centre – with its large pedestrian

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In the picture:

Unique phenomenon in Rotterdam: taxis on the water Rotterdam has several ‘phenomena’ that are unique to the city. The water taxi is one of them. This means of transportation is often faster than transport by road, and it is quite an experience too! There are eight- and twelve-passenger water taxis,

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Culinary pleasure in Rotterdam

Restaurant Bertmans Restaurant Bertmans is located in Karel Doormanstraat, a shopping street near Lijnbaan, with a view to the Schouwburgplein and De Doelen (concert hall). Basically a vegetarian restaurant with an excellent kitchen    “Because we love to cook to everybody’s taste pallet, we have many options for vegans or people

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Hoe we navigeren naar een duurzame toekomst

CO2 afvang, aanleg walstroom Cruise Port Rotterdam en meer In de Rotterdamse haven wordt dankzij Porthos straks 2,5 miljoen ton CO₂ per jaar afgevangen en permanent opgeslagen. CO₂ opslag is daarmee een wezenlijke maatregel voor de industrie om bij te dragen aan de Nederlandse klimaatdoelstellingen. Aanleg nationale waterstofnetwerk  Op het

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Oog in oog met Erik van Essen

Erik van Essen, nieuwe directeur Rotterdam Partners Als belangrijkste partner-organisatie van Rotterdam beheert Rotterdam Partners de citymarketing die zij ook uitvoert. Hierdoor verwelkomt de stad jaarlijks gemiddeld 50 nieuwe bedrijven, 30 zakenconferenties en 1 miljoen dagjesmensen. Zo draagt Rotterdam Partners bij aan een aantrekkelijk ondernemersklimaat maar ook aan een leefbare

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North Sea Jazz heeft de Rotterdam Promotieprijs gewonnen

De Rotterdamse Burgemeester Ahmed Aboutaleb reikte eind februari de Rotterdam Promotieprijs 2024 uit aan de winnaar North Sea Jazz Rotterdam! Dit is het grootste indoor jazzfestival van de wereld. Jaar na jaar verwelkomt het festival legendes en nieuw talent uit de jazz-, soul- en funk-scene. In 2023 was de line-up

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