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

With a concrete and operational model, Zero Emission Services, Inland Terminals Group and Nedcargo show that the future has already begun. Work is underway on CO2-neutral shipping in Rotterdam and surrounding areas. Inland shipping has been an important part of the port of Rotterdam and the European economy for decades.

A striking new vessel recently made its debut in the port of Rotterdam: Port of Rotterdam’s all-electric hydrofoil vessel. This vessel is part of a pilot under the Port Authority’s fleet renewal programme. The new type of hydrofoil patrol vessel “Artemis EF-12 Workboat” will be on the waters of the

In 2025, the historic Dutch three-masted sailing schooner Oosterschelde returned to her home port of Rotterdam. She undertook an impressive world voyage that lasted two years. During that time, over 47,000 nautical miles were covered. The ship departed in August 2023 for the Darwin200 Global Voyage, an international nature expedition