By Toby Sterling ROTTERDAM, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The Port of Rotterdam is bracing for a British exit from the European Union without any deal on customs, and looking at measures such as hiring 100 extra customs agents and dozens of fresh produce inspectors. CEO Allard Castelein said he had had two meetings in the past week with "policy makers, the cabinet, the government … [Read more...]
Container Throughput Boosts Port of Rotterdam
Cargo throughput at the port of Rotterdam, Europe's largest port, rose 1.3 percent to 467 million tonnes in 2017, driven by strong growth in the container segment, the port said on Thursday. Container volume rose 12.3 percent, offsetting a decrease of 2.6 percent and 4.1 percent in dry bulk and wet bulk respectively, the port said in a statement. Break bulk (Roll … [Read more...]
Gunvor Gets Go-Ahead for Bunker Fuel Refinery Upgrade in Port of Rotterdam
LONDON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - The Netherlands has given provisional approval to Gunvor to add a fuel upgrading unit at its Rotterdam refinery, according to a document seen by Reuters, as the international oil trader prepares for tough new environmental rules on shipping fuels. The rules from the International Maritime Organization (IMO), due to come into effect in 2020, aim to … [Read more...]
Rotterdam to Hold Congestion Crisis Talks But Problems Likely to Persist Into Next Year
By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) - European shippers are calling for “solutions not fights” to the continuing congestion at Antwerp and Rotterdam’s barge terminals, although they are resigned that it is unlikely to be resolved before the end of 2017. Policy adviser for maritime at Dutch shippers’ council, Evofenedex, Rogier Spoel told The Loadstar that a meeting … [Read more...]
COSCO Pacific Buys Into Rotterdam Container Terminal
By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) -- China’s Cosco Pacific Ltd. will pay 125.4 million euros ($143 million) for shares and loans in a container-terminal operator in Rotterdam amid an overseas expansion drive by Chinese companies. Cosco Pacific will buy 35 percent of Euromax Terminal Rotterdam BV for 41.4 million euros and assume 84 million euros of debt equivalent to 35 … [Read more...]