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Sea cruise ships can now make use of shore power at the Passenger Terminal Amsterdam (PTA). Thanks to the new installation, vessels can switch off their onboard generators upon docking, significantly reducing emissions and noise pollution. Starting in 2027, the use of shore power at this location will become mandatory—three years ahead of European regulations.

From Wednesday, August 20 to Sunday, August 24, Amsterdam will celebrate a triple anniversary of SAIL: 10 editions, 50 years of SAIL, and the 750th anniversary of our capital city. With dozens of Tall Ships and hundreds of vessels from the Sailing Heritage and the Dutch Fleet, SAIL promises to be a spectacular and unifying anniversary edition. The theme, United by Waves, says it all. This week marked the start of the final 100-day countdown to SAIL.

Port of Amsterdam has achieved its CO₂ reduction target. The Port of Amsterdam aimed to reduce its corporate CO₂ emissions by 65% by 2025 compared to 2014 levels — and this goal has been met. Several initiatives contributed to this achievement: some of our locations are now off natural gas, patrol vessels have been made more sustainable and now run on greener fuels, our travel policy has been revised, company cars are electric, and a new expense reporting system has been introduced, giving us better insight into the CO₂ emissions associated with our travel.

After ten years in various financial roles—five of which as Chief Financial Officer (CFO)—Alexander Kousbroek is leaving Port of Amsterdam. As of June 1, 2025, he will take on the role of CFO at Talpa Network.

In 2024, we developed a new vision for the Port in 2040 and a four-year strategy for the Amsterdam port. As of today, both documents have been submitted to the City Council for review and feedback.

The Port of Amsterdam’s annual report published today shows that the port is in transition. While revenues rose to €190.4 million, transhipment fell to 63 million tonnes. This is mainly due to a decline in fossil fuel transhipment.