Boat Bike Tours was one of the first shipping companies to restart operations on 19 June. The vessel De Amsterdam departed for its first cruise through western Netherlands. Director Jan Timmermans explains what measures Boat Bike Tours is taking to ensure that everyone has a safe and enjoyable trip.

In these times of changing COVID-19 rules and relaxations, there is sometimes uncertainty about bookings, cancellations and the schedule. To avoid confusion, this article provides an overview of the most important arrangements and an update on the 2022 schedule.

You must register in order to be able to provide ship notifications when calling at Port of Amsterdam. 

This can be done as follows:

1. Register with Port of Amsterdam using the form below. 

2. Register with the Port Community System (PCS) via IAMconnected.  PCS is the platform to enter your ship calls.

Change existing agent or client:

You can also make a change as an existing agent or client using the form below.

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement GmbH & Co. KG. is granted a permit to bunker LNG fuel with the above-mentioned LNG bunker ship Kairos within the municipalities of Amsterdam, Velsen and Zaanstad.

VThis Decree may be cited as: "Decree designating the quay of the Passenger Terminal Amsterdam for the bunkering of LNG".

Due to the specific location of the Passenger Terminal, which lies near vulnerable objects, the standard methodology was supplemented by an impact study, in which the actual effects of an LNG leakage were investigated using a recognised simulation model, a so-called CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) study.

The dredge sludge depot at the former Averijhaven near IJmuiden will soon be developed into an Energy Port.