Boudewijn Siemons and Markus Bangen, CEOs of the ports of Rotterdam and Duisburg, have been awarded the prestigious Brost-Ruhr Award 2025. The laudatory speech was delivered by Nathanael Liminski, Minister for Federal and European Affairs of North Rhine-Westphalia. The German Brost-Foundation presents this annual award to individuals and organisations that

On 27 May, the golden Igus vector award was presented to Cruise Port Shore Power at the Holland America quay in Rotterdam. This is where the winning project is located: an integrated mobile shore power solution combined with the Wal.E system. This system enables cruise ships to connect quickly and

LAUNCH 2 brings together public partners and knowledge institutions to support the development of hydrogen value chains in the region in a more targeted and effective manner. Companies have access to support for knowledge, infrastructure, testing and scaling opportunities, as well as finding collaborative partners. The aim is to strengthen

Dutch maritime companies participating in Seatrade Cruise Global (13 to 16 April) had the opportunity to present their pitches to cruise lines on 15 April in the presence of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima. The programme in Miami included meetings with cruise lines, ports and shipyards. In short, it was

Face to face with Our Partners: what do you enjoy most about working in or with the cruise industry? Erik de Neef, Chair of the Board, KRVE (Royal Boatmen’s Association Eendracht) and Hans van Driel, Chair of the Rotterdam–Rijnmond Pilotage Service. Hans van Driel, Pilotage Service “The appeal of working

“Collaboration in Service” Symposium with a European focus on 23 November 2026 at the Rotterdam Cruise Terminal The cruise industry brings together a wide range of partners from – maritime, nautical, tourism, environmental, shipbuilding, wharfs, food & beverage to even urban development – all due with an increasingly strong European