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
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
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
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
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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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,
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
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.
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
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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