Designation decree to grant an exemption to ships other than those referred to in Article 5.2, paragraph 1, of the Regional Port By-laws North Sea Canal Area 2023, permitting them to use the mooring facility, as indicated on the map attached to this decision, as a lay-by berth.

From 20 September 2025, 6 measuring frames have been installed around the new south pier IJmuiden. To mark these frames, 3 cardinal buoys ( MT-IJW, MT-IJN and MT-IJE ) have been laid out.

Decree on the restriction of the use of exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers) in Amsterdam

Publication of the Decree restricting the use of exhaust gas cleaning systems

As a sustainable port, Port of Amsterdam has a duty of care towards the marine environment. It wants to limit marine pollution and soil pollution as much as possible. Because when using an exhaust gas scrubber in open loop mode in combination with fuel oil with more than 0.1 mass % sulphur, washing water is constantly discharged at the berth, the use of this technology for moored seagoing vessels within the municipality of Amsterdam is prohibited.

To revoke the decree of the Harbour Master of the Port of Amsterdam dated 27 February 2017, reference number 004/RHN/2017, as well as the decrees of the Director of the Central Nautical Management North Sea Canal Area dated 27 February 2017, reference numbers 008/RHN/2017 and 009/RHN/2017.

Designation order on implementation regulations for fuels, additives and energy sources North Sea Canal Area

Designation order on implementation of regulations for fuels, additives and energy sources North Sea Canal Area.

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This announcement supersedes the announcement 22/2017.

The applicantis granted a permit for the bunkering of liquefied methane using the bunker vessels Coral Methane and Coral Fraseri within the Amsterdam, Beverwijk, Velsen, and Zaanstad municipalities.

By pursuant to Article 2, paragraph 2 of the Regeling gemengd afmeren (Combined Mooring Regulations), at the berths located at: