Happy Holidays

Another year slowly moving towards its end, an amazing and awesome year as well as a worrisome and sad year, in ways none of us could have fathomed. Let’s focus on the amazing and festive side as this gives hope, joy and inspiration. December is after all a festive month!

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Largest blue hydrogen plant in Europe

Air Products will be building, managing and operating a plant for capturing CO₂ for its existing hydrogen plant in Rotterdam. The plant is expected to be operational by 2026 and will be the largest blue hydrogen plant in Europe. Hydrogen is called ‘blue’ when CO₂ is captured to be stored

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Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm

In 2022, the first part of the ‘Hollandse Kust Zuid’ wind farm was connected to the Rotterdam high-voltage grid. The final part will follow in 2023. The wind farm will generate an amount of green power that equals the energy consumption of one and a half million households per year.

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Holland America Line celebrating 150th anniversary

The NV Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart-Maatschappij (NASM), founded in 1873, was soon popularly dubbed Holland America Line (HAL), a name that became official several years later. The Nieuwe Waterweg was opened in 1872 and allowed Rotterdam to grow into a word-class port and city. HAL operated its first regular service on New

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Rotterdam will soon have a new port experience centre: Portlantis

Portlantis will be the ultimate spot where the broad public will be introduced interactively to the dynamic world of the port of Rotterdam. The opening is foreseen as from the autumn of 2024. Portlantis is located where land and sea meet, in the southwest of Maasvlakte 2. Its design is

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Shore power Holland Amerikakade

Robert Simons (Alderman for the Port, Economy, Hospitality and Governance) not only advocates the importance of shore power but sees to progress and results. The realisation of shore power at Holland Amerikakade is well on its way. With over 100 cruise vessels arriving per year, shore power is an important

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Turn-Around & Transit Call News

With 118 cruise days, the cruise year has been splendid for Cruise Port Rotterdam. AIDAprima and AIDAnova arrived for weekly or two-weekly visits, as did MSC Virtuosa and the brand new MSC Euribia. Many fine vessels, such as Britannia and Iona of P&O Cruises, berthed in Rotterdam, and there were

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Close encounter with… Vivienne de Leeuw, CFO Port of Rotterdam Authority

‘We live in a time of transition; smart collaboration is crucial’ The port of Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe but above all, it is a smart port. Innovation is in full swing, the port being a frontrunner in many respects, including that of sustainability. The Port of Rotterdam

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Culinary pleasure in Rotterdam Restaurant The Millèn Restaurant

The Millèn is right in the city centre just opposite the fabulous Central Station. Wim Severein is both owner and Chef. The Millèn is on the first floor of the Rotterdam Marriott Hotel, in the iconic Millennium Tower. Food at The Millèn is exceptional. In 2018, the restaurant was awarded

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Christmas recipe: Stuffed goose with apples and lingonberries

The tradition of having goose at Christmas has become rare in the Netherlands. The fact that the Netherlands has been a seafaring nation for centuries has made (Christmas) menus more susceptible to other (food) cultures and change. Stuffed goose with apples and cranberries With this traditional recipe for fried goose

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