Written by leading experts in the field, this book offers an introduction to recent. Box 6622 58,626 followers sharing inspiring ideas, insights, news and stories on topics such as. Rotterdam is the largest port in europe, with the rivers maas and rhine providing excellent access to the hinterland upstream reaching to basel, switzerland and into france. The arrival of the event in rotterdam will be a great boost to the city, the port and the region as a whole. Jun 17, 2016 corporatization of the port authority changes the organizational culture towards valuecreation and investment generation for the entire port complex. The container barging sector in rotterdam is embedded in a history. Smits, president and ceo, port of rotterdam authority yossi sheffis lucid book reveals how logistics clusters enhance the productivity of global supply chains, promote trade, sustain economic growth, and create good jobs. The participants are introduced to the major aspects of digitisation. Rotterdam, major european port and second largest city of the netherlands. Allard castelein is chief executive officer of the port of rotterdam authority since 1 january 2014. Today, the port authority and the municipality are at the forefront of reinventing the relationships between port and city for the twentyfirst century. The port of rotterdam authority and deltalinqs, the interest group for the business sector in the port of rotterdam, have entered into an agreement to cut back the depositions of nitrogen. We are talking about a company with 1,200 employees that has a turnover of 710 million euros 2019.
The captain of oil tanker bow jubail, which collided with a jetty in the port of rotterdam in 2018, has been fined euros. In throughput terms rotterdam is by far the largest port in europe followed by antwerp 178 million tons, hamburg 121, amsterdam 89 and marseille 86. Realization of an iot platform in the port of rotterdam, called their smart infrastructure platfrom. Sep 26, 2019 port guide and operational information of rotterdam port. Port guide and operational information of rotterdam porte. Ion knights brown construction ltd leogistics lloyds list intelligence medports association mi canadian maritime international mpulungu harbour corporation ltd naxxar technology nxtport omc international port of cork port of london authority port of rotterdam port of tallinn port of valencia quebec port authority research institutes of sweden, rise viktora royal haskoning dhv shell ship. The port of rotterdam authority has launched its digital application pronto that it claims could cut waiting times for visiting ships by an average of 20 per cent and read more september 11, 2020. This new estate, dubbed distripark maasvlakte west, is the only greenfield site in rotterdam s port area left available at this point in time. In addition, the port of rotterdam creates direct and indirect employment for some 385,000 people, in businesses throughout the netherlands. Pcs may also allow freight forwarders to book conta. Born in rotterdam in 1958, allard graduated in medicine at erasmus university. He is the author of numerous books on urbanism, water and delta areas.
Large multipurpose port and europes largest container port, with excellent inland connections by water, road, rail and pipeline. Port of rotterdam authority launches container tracking app. The port authority had already taken over the development, operation and management of the seaport area from the municipality of dordrecht in a. Smart port professor together with a phdstudent or postdoctoral researcher, financed by the smart port initiative. He started working with shell in the netherlands in 1987. The port of rotterdam 1909 the port of rotterdam, although comparatively young is one of the most interesting and progressive of the continental ports. Leuven and the centre for business history ufsia, in cooperation with the antwerp port authority, will organise a conference on comparative antwerp rotterdam port history. Piet opstaele port of antwerp smart ports summit med. In this book, the smart port professors are in the lead. In 2018, rotterdam was the worlds eleventhlargest container port in terms of twentyfoot equivalent units handled.
Leuven and the centre for business history ufsia, in cooperation with the antwerp port authority, will organise a conference on comparative antwerp rotterdam port history 18702000. It is something the united forces of rotterdam ahoy, rotterdam partners, the municipality of rotterdam, rotterdam port promotion council and the port of rotterdam authority have been working towards for years. In 2017 rotterdam was the worlds tenthlargest port in terms of annual cargo tonnage. Emissions of nitrogen compounds from agriculture, industry and traffic among others are harmful to nature if they end up in the environment.
Port of valencia, port of rotterdam and amsterdam, and port of antwerp. The recent history of industrial development in the rotterdamthe hague region is. The business community in the rotterdam port and region is the driving force behind the development of the hydrogen economy in zuidholland. Jul 02, 2020 the port of rotterdam authority signed a partnership agreement with two promising initiatives and expressed an interest in exploring concrete partnership options with three other participants. Rotterdam is the largest port within the hlh region. Over 200 tonnes of fuel oil ended up in the water in this accident. Port of rotterdam authority ceo allard castelein said. Jan 11, 2021 the port management programme on digitisation is a six week online course. Posted in maritime infrastructure development, port world. We wish to play an active part in the reduction of co2 emissions generated by the shipping sector.
From 1962 until 2004 it was the worlds busiest port, now overtaken first by singapore and then shanghai. Through this scheme, we are able to give various parties just that extra financial push they need to realise a concrete project in this area, allard castelein. Port authority functional shift port development port user general cargo. The 20182022 strategic plan provides a roadmap for assuring the port s competitiveness and ongoing future success. Port of rotterdam netherlands project cargo weekly. Klaus schwab, founder and executive chairman of the world economic forum. In addition to executive director gene seroka, representatives from the port s environmental management and cargo marketing divisions also played key roles.
The public limited company is not listed on the stock exchange and is owned 70 percent by the municipality of rotterdam and 30 percent by the dutch state. Port information guide rotterdam port authority avanti april 20, 2017 2 port information guide general information the port provides facilities for cargo handling, storage, and distribution. The different contributions in the book are from the economics, history, social sciences, management, and law schools of erasmus. The port owes its leading position to its outstanding accessibility for seagoing vessels. In addition to executive director gene seroka, representatives from the port s environmental management and. Apart from its role as the most significant port in europe, rotterdam was also the largest port in the world for 42 years, between 1962 and 2004. By developing digital applications, we are making our port even more efficient, safer and more reliable.
The port became a major seaport in 60 after the construction of a canal to the schie. Located about 34 nautical miles downstream from the port of moerdijk on the new meuse and 70 kilometers southwest of the port of amsterdam, the port of rotterdam is about 100 nautical miles directly east of the port of felixstowe in england. Would you also like to accept tracking cookies in addition to functional and analytical cookies. The port area also accommodates an extensive industrial complex. It is a nonlisted public limited company, with shares held by the municipality of rotterdam 75% and the dutch state 25%. For the first couple of years he held positions in. The port of rotterdam came into existence in 1283 when a small fishing village was created at the mouth of the rotte river by reclaiming a tract of land. Rotterdam to develop new online port management programme. Moreover, we are grateful to the port of rotterdam authority for having provided us this interesting assignment in the scope of smart port, an ambitious cooperation aiming to provide companies in the port of rotterdam with applicable knowledge from within the erasmus university rotterdam. Port of rotterdam kicks off blockchain pilot swzmaritime.
The port lies at the heart of the densely populated and industrialized triangle of london, paris, and the german ruhr district and at the mouths of two important rivers the rhine and the meuse, yet it is also open to the north sea, the worlds most heavily navigated sea. International case studies and good practices for implementing port. The municipality of rotterdam, the port of rotterdam authority, the province of zuidholland, stedin, innovationquarter and economic board zuidholland are working closely together to facilitate this. In 2018, rotterdam was the worlds eleventhlargest container port in terms of twentyfoot equivalent units teu handled. The current study fits within the port authority s prisma research programme, which looks into new dredging methods and how sediment reacts to these techniques. Antwerprotterdam port history social history portal. This book is an illustration of the interdisciplinary way how ports can be studied. European maritime safety agency emsa european shippers council everis ntt data.
Uniper and the port of rotterdam authority are investigating the possibilities of largescale production of green hydrogen at the maasvlakte area in rotterdam. As easy as ordering a book online currently payments, administration and the physical transportation of containers still take place entirely via separate circuits, explained paul smits, the port of rotterdam authority s. Ports and networks repub, erasmus university repository. Port of rotterdam authority performing trials with water. This international conference aimed at confronting the development of both ports. This venue was held at antwerp on 1011 may 2001 and was hosted by the antwerp port authority. Facts and figures for the port authority and the port of rotterdam. Swz maritime the captain of oil tanker bow jubail, which. Rotterdam launches container tracking tool port technology. Wbjn 24422,10 july 1985 reglement vervoer gevaarlijke stoffen met zeeschepen. Total cargo throughput in the port of rotterdam reached 430 million tons in 2010. The dutch port city of rotterdam contains the largest port of europe and the 4thlargest port of the world.
The port of rotterdam analyzes the history of rotterdam as a port city from economic, geographic and logistic perspectives. Port of rotterdam authority archives baird maritime. A place where unlimited ambitions can become reality. Discover the port of rotterdam s solutions for ports and terminals by visiting their ais portal current practices mean most shippers, freight forwarders and other users collect information manually from a range of sources, such as websites about where containers are located, a process that can be timeconsuming and errorprone. Over 600 delegates from major ports and terminals representing more than 70 countries have registered to attend including hamburg port authority, maritime port authority of singapore, hutchison ports uk, port of tanjung pelepas, apm terminals, the port of virginia, panama ports company, pd ports, port of antwerp, port of barcelona, port of lisbon, port of riga, port of rotterdam and many more. Ers railways continues to build its rotterdam network. In 2006, rotterdam was the worlds seventh largest container port in terms of twentyfoot equivalent units teu. A history of the port of rotterdam in holland, vital to the freight industry and a central hub for.
Port byelaws havenverordening rotterdam and regulations for the carriage of dangerous substances in seagoing vessels. It is the ambition of the port of rotterdam authority to continuously improve the port in. The report contains a detailed swot analysis, information on the companys key employees, key competitors and major products and services. Rotterdam to develop new online port management programme on. We continue to build on our history as a worldclass port. Map rotterdam port area part i map rotterdam port area part ii map rotterdam port area map with segments port of rotterdam. When i order a book online, i can almost follow the package live. Port of rotterdam is set to welcome heeremas sleipnir, the worlds largest semisubmersible crane vessel, which is set to arrive at the port on saturday, march 21, where it will be made ready for.
The port of rotterdam authority has recently become responsible for maintaining the public spaces in dordrecht inland seaport. Antwerp rotterdam port competition between 1870 2000 pp 329330 cite as. The port of rotterdam authority will invest millions of euros into. Antwerp rotterdam port history workshop in louvain on 1011 may 2001 the workshop in quantitative economic history k. Oct 07, 2002 the present volume contains the proceedings of an international conference on the economic history of the seaports of antwerp and rotterdam 18702000. Dutch government, port of rotterdam authority to assist in rebuilding beirut port written by baird maritime on september 4, 2020. The port of rotterdam is europes largest seaport, and it is the second biggest city in the netherlands. Part of the contributions to economics book series ce. Hans smits, former ceo of the port of rotterdam authority, claimed in 20 when he.
Most major carriers include rotterdam in their services. The port authority had already taken over the development, operation and management of the seaport area from the municipality of dordrecht in a partnership agreement signed on 1 january 20. Port guide and operational information of rotterdam porteports. Beginning in the late 19th century, the port of rotterdam transitioned from. The port of rotterdam is managed by havenbedrijf rotterdam or the rotterdam port authority. An insightful book, with real world cases from all over the globe, that show the benefits of logistics clusters. Oct 22, 2018 the development of the pilot has been assigned to blocklab, which was established by the port of rotterdam authority.
Coordination problems in container barging in the port of rotterdam. In fact, earlier this year this led the port authority to decide to develop another 100 ha of land at maasvlakte 2 into a new distribution park, pora said. Members of parliament have asked minister cora van nieuwenhuizen infrastructure and water management whether the euro fine. The port of rotterdam is the largest seaport in europe, located in the city of rotterdam in the province of south holland in the netherlands. Media in category port of rotterdam authority the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. With boxinsider, we are now presenting a similar solution for containers. Most of the contributions are presented by a smart port professor together with a phdstudent or postdoctoral researcher, financed by the smart port initiative. Nov 06, 2020 the port of rotterdam authority is currently examining whether it would be feasible to expand its new dredging programme in rotterdam with water injection dredging.
In 2004 shanghai took over as the worlds busiest port. The parties have the ambition to realise a hydrogen plant on the site of uniper by 2025 with a capacity of 100mw and to expand this capacity to 500mw. Oct 28, 2019 the port of rotterdam is nearly,000 hectares in size. The port of rotterdam authority s revenue declined by 0. Europes largest shipping port wants to be the worlds.
Port of rotterdam authority nv strategic swot analysis. It lies about 19 miles 30 km from the north sea, to which it is linked by a canal called the new waterway. Port of corpus christi and port of rotterdam sign mou. History of the port of rotterdam felixstowe docker. The present volume contains the proceedings of an international conference on the economic history of the seaports of antwerp and rotterdam 18702000. The fiveyear plan guides port activities, decisions and operations, measured against key performance indicators. The strategic value of the port of rotterdam for the. The city lies along both banks of the new meuse nieuwe maas river, which is a northern distributary of the rhine river. The aim of this platform is to let all iot cases related to smart infrastructure land on this platform to be able to be the smartest port in the world and have ships sailing autonomously in the port by 2030. Rotterdam s economy is still almost completely based on shipping. Antwerprotterdam port competition between 1870 2000 pp 329330 cite as. An interesting read for logistics professionals and certainly for us at port of rotterdam authority, who focus on developing a vital port cluster both in rotterdam and in some selected emerging clusters around the world. Uniper and port of rotterdam authority start feasibility.
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