Start first CO₂ storage project in the Netherlands

Porthos will start the installation of the first major CO₂ transport/storage system in the Netherlands in 2024. The system will be located in Rotterdam and requires €1.3 billion in investments. This Porthos system is expected to be operational by 2026.

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Proud of… Eric Bell

Head of Logistics & Facility Management Eric Bell commenced employment with Cruise Port Rotterdam in 2014 and later became the head of Logistics & Facility Management.  Eric is a healthy, active man who loves his job. Tell us about your job. ‘The logistics I work in is comprehensive and begins

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In the picture: Koopgoot

The Beurstraverse, popularly dubbed Koopgoot (‘buy ditch’), runs from department store De Bijenkorf at Coolsingel to Beursplein. The Koopgoot has existed for 27 years. In 1996, the two prominent shopping streets, Hoogstraat and Lijnbaan, were linked by this Koopgoot. The official name of this sunken shopping street is Beurstraverse, currently

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Face to face with George Wiegel, director of Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

‘We are a strong brand that’s travelling the globe’ The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra stands out with the intense energy of its concerts, its acclaimed recordings and its innovative approach to audiences. The orchestra, founded in 1918, earned itself a place among Europe’s leading symphony orchestras. Its ties with the city

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Shore power installation Cruise Port Rotterdam

The Port of Rotterdam Authority and the municipality of Rotterdam have given the go-ahead for the start of building a shore power installation at Cruise Port Rotterdam quay. On 2 June, Robert Simons (alderman for the municipality of Rotterdam having the port in his portfolio) and Boudewijn Siemons (COO and

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Shark collecting waste and data

Have a good look at the water, and you will see it too: a shark with its huge mouth wide open. It is not fish, plankton or unsuspecting swimmers that disappear in this shark’s mouth: the WasteShark catches plastic and other waste. The promising RanMarine prototype has developed into a

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Fox fences protecting grassland birds in the port

On the verge of the breeding season, the Port of Rotterdam Authority installed fences in the western port area to protect grassland birds and gulls against foxes. For several years now, these omnivorous mammals have made the port of Rotterdam their habitat. Looking for an easy prey, the foxes scour

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Welcome to the CPR Newsletter Summer 2023

Dear Reader, Summer is evolving and soon autumn is knocking at our door. Many memories will have been made and more to come on all the beautiful cruise ships, year round in the world. It is great to work in an industry that is creating memories and at the same

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Going for a walk in… Euromast Park

Official name: ‘The Park’ – situated along the Nieuwe Maas (diagonally across from the Cruise terminal) and not far from Westzeedijk (where De Kunsthal is located). The second oldest park in Rotterdam Long ago, this was an estate. In 1852, the municipality of Rotterdam decided to turn this onetime estate

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Proud of Arjan van der Linde

Arjan van der Linde, TERMINAL MANAGER CPR Arjan van der Linde (44) commenced employment with Cruise Port eleven years ago and is now the Terminal Manager of Cruise Port Rotterdam. What makes him special is that he sees everything. Sometimes he is said to have eyes in the back of

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