Today the new Jetten cabinet was sworn in. Port of Amsterdam wishes the new government every success and happiness and is pleased that it is “getting to work.” The cabinet is focusing on future-proof energy and industrial clusters, which are very important for the Netherlands’ competitiveness and the sustainability transition of our society. The Amsterdam port and developments in the North Sea Canal Area play a significant role in this.

René Kouwenberg (63) has been presented with the Frans Banninck Cocq Medal in connection with the announcement of his retirement as Director of Passenger Terminal Amsterdam (PTA). Kouwenberg will retire on 1 January 2019.

‘For us, engaging in circular business means restoring balance in the world. That balance has been lost owing to the linear system in which raw materials are used only once and then discarded. A very misguided and expensive system, as raw materials are becoming depleted. This can and must change.’

The new digital web app Arrivals is live. This application gives you access to information about all ship movements in the port of Amsterdam. Arrivals is a website and app in one and will replace the IamPort app.

‘Hi! I’m chatbot Eef, and I look forward to answering questions about your inland navigation visit.’ These are the opening words of Eef, our brand new chatbot, that will be inviting boatmasters to ask questions about their visit to Amsterdam.

Athos, the joint project set up by Gasunie, EBN, Port of Amsterdam and Tata Steel for carbon capture, transport, utilisation and storage in the North Sea Canal region, put out a call for potential customers and carbon storage partners in November 2019 and received a very pleasing number of responses

Titan's Liquified Biomethane plant (LBM, also known as bio-LNG) plant will soon make it possible to produce liquid biomethane from organic waste and residual streams.

Tank storage company Evos, LOHC market-leading pioneer Hydrogenious and Port of Amsterdam announced a new dimension to their collaboration during European Hydrogen Week.

By: Dorothy Winters, programme manager Offshore Wind, Amsterdam IJmuiden Offshore Ports (AYOP)

With less than 100 days to go until the postponed Olympic Games in Tokyo, the leaders of Nederland Waterstofland are seizing the moment to draw attention to the strength of the Netherlands as a hydrogen country.