Vivienne de Leeuw, CFO Port of Rotterdam Authority

Vivienne de Leeuw, CFO Port of Rotterdam Authority: ‘We need a solidfinancial position to keep on investing in infrastructure required for the energytransition in particular, as well as in traditional hardware, such as quay wallsand jetties. We also continue our investments in digitalisation. By remaining aport with a world-class infrastructure,

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The ports of Rotterdam and Singapore are launching the longest Green Corridor in the world

The ports of Rotterdam and Singapore are launching the longest green corridor in the world for efficient and sustainable shipping in august this year, the port of rotterdam authority and the maritime and port authority of Singapore signed an agreement for the longest green and digital corridor in the world,

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Turn Around & Transit Call News

Cruise Port Rotterdam is pleased with the large number of cruise vessels at the quay – several vessels per week, sometimes even almost every day. The start this year was slow, but we did have a technical call from the brand-new expedition cruise vessel Seabourn Venture. We also welcomed AIDAprima

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Maritime Museum – An absolute must

Maritime Museum Close to the Cruise Terminal and the city centre of Rotterdam The collection of the Rotterdam Maritime Museum, which spans six centuries of Dutch maritime history, is among the largest and finest in the world. The Mataró-model The Mataró model, the icon of the collection This oldest ship

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Holland America Line celebrating 150th anniversary in 2023

Holland America Line celebrating 150th anniversary in 2023 On 15 October 1872, an SS Rotterdam sailed from Rotterdam to New York for the first time along what was the brand-new Nieuwe Waterweg at the time. It was to be the start of a regular service of many years between Rotterdam

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Close encounter with… Jantje Steenhuis

City archivist and Rotterdam City Archive director. We speak with Mrs Jantje Steenhuis about old passenger lists of Holland America Line and about finding your roots. But first we ask her about the function of the City Archive and what it means for the citizens. On the day before this

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Chilling out ‘Grand café couleur locale’

Loos is housed in Het Atlantic Huis, a premises with a rich shipping history. It is a 100% Rotterdam café-restaurant with a ‘grand café couleur locale,’ as they say in Paris. We speak with assistant manager Shafana. ‘Since 1988, Loos has been housed in the monumental premises across the historical

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Lekker chillen “Grand café couleur locale”

Loos is gevestigd in een pand met een rijke scheepvaart geschiedenis ‘Het Atlantic huis’ Een echt 100% Rotterdams café-restaurant met een “grand café couleur locale”, zoals men in Parijs zegt. We praten met assistent bedrijfsleider Shafana. ‘Loos is sinds 1988 gevestigd in het monumentale pand gelegen tegenover de historische Veerhaven.

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Moet je zien: Maritiem Museum

Vlak bij de Cruiseterminal en vlak bij centrum Rotterdam De museumcollectie van het Rotterdamse Maritiem Museum behoort tot de wereldtop. Het is één van de grootste en meest vooraanstaande maritieme collecties ter wereld en illustreert zes eeuwen Nederlandse maritieme geschiedenis. Het Mataró-model Een icoon in de collectie Dit oudste scheepsmodel

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Holland Amerika Lijn 150 jaar in 2023!

15 oktober 1872 voer een ss Rotterdam voor de eerste keer van Rotterdam naar New York …op de toen geheel nieuwe Nieuwe Waterweg. Deze start markeerde een jarenlange lijndienst tussen Rotterdam en New York. De viering van 150 jaar Nieuwe Waterweg dit jaar heeft komend jaar een vervolg in 150

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