From this week, Port of Antwerp-Bruges and Port of Amsterdam are offering Routescanner’s ‘Direct Connections’ on their websites. This service shows all available connections from the ports. Routescanner is the route planner for container shipping and shows not only the fastest container routes, but also the most sustainable.

Regulations for the use of spud poles on governmental waters (i.e. the waters managed by the central government) can be found in the Binnenvaartpolitiereglement (Inland Navigation Police Regulations) (BPR). Regulations for the use of spud poles on all non-governmental waters can be found in the Regionale Havenverordening Noordzeekanaalgebied (RHN 2019) (Regional Port Bye-laws for the North Sea Canal Area 2019) of the municipality concerned.

Due to scheduled maintenance, the IJmuiden Small Lock will be closed on

TMA Logistics, CTU and VCL join forces to establish the North West Central Corridor. This cargo consolidation will result in a more reliable barge product, more sustainable transport and fewer handling delays at the terminals.

PACT is a new service on the online port portal MyPort for outgoing sea vessels from agents and terminals in the Amsterdam port.

On Tuesday 21 March, it was again time for our annual event: the Agent Dinner.

In March, we implemented an improved version of the Applications module in MyPort. Through this module, agents arrange permits, waivers and submit notifications for vessel trips.

The port of Amsterdam welcomed a total of 41,424 barges and 7,525 sea-going vessels in 2018, including 180 sea cruise ships. The numbers for 2017 were 40,012 and 7,011, respectively.

Zenith Energy Terminals, one of the largest storage terminals in the port, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with German company INERATEC to construct a Power-to-Liquid plant in the port of Amsterdam. A Power-to-Liquid plant converts renewable energy (power) to a sustainable fuel (liquid). The plant has a planned annual production capacity of 35,000 tons and will be located on the terrain of Zenith Energy Terminals. The plant will be operational by 2027.