The consortium consisting of the Spanish company Ership, the German shipping line Aug. Bolten and the Swiss Nova Marine has acquired the shares in VCK Port Logistics from VCK Group. This was announced by VCK Group on 9 January. The new partnership also includes Verenigd Cargadoorskantoor and Waterland Terminal. They will operate under the Dutch holding company Maja Stuwadoorsgroep. Ership and Aug. Bolten/Nova had already acquired the shares in Maja in February 2025.

Transhipment in the North Sea Canal Area of the seaports of Amsterdam, IJmuiden, Beverwijk and Zaanstad rose in the first half of 2019. This was the result of an increase in transhipment in the first six months of this year in the port of Amsterdam by 12.3% – another record.

Nouryon, Tata Steel and Port of Amsterdam have joined together to study the feasibility of a large green hydrogen cluster in the Amsterdam region. The three parties consider green hydrogen as vital for reaching climate targets and building a more circular economy.

Mibau Stema Group, a supplier of aggregates for the European construction and infrastructure sector, is developing its own terminal of approximately 5 hectares in the Afrikahaven. The terminal is expected to become operational by the end of Q2 or the beginning of Q3 2026.

The detailed design for the hydrogen network being developed by HyNetwork in the North Sea Canal Area has been completed. This covers both a new hydrogen pipeline and an existing natural gas pipeline that will be converted. This marks an important milestone in the technical development of the network. We asked our colleague Thomas Steenbergen how such a network can be integrated into an already busy port area.

The South Lock at IJmuiden is closed due to maintenance on:

If the maintenance closure has to be postponed due to weather conditions, it will be carried out on 19 March 2026 from 07:00 to 15:00.

Said obstruction lasts as short as possible or as long as necessary.

The Sea Lock at IJmuiden is closed due to maintenance on:

If the maintenance closure has to be postponed due to weather conditions, it will be carried out on 18 March 2026 from 08:00 to 20:00.

Said obstruction lasts as short as possible or as long as necessary.

This permit relates exclusively to the bunkering of liquefied methane to another ship from the Alice Cosulich, or any other vessel from Fratelli Cosulich Shipmanagement Srl that is registered by the applicant and approved by the Director of the Central Nautical Management North Sea Canal Area, that is capable for liquefied methane.
 

The applicant is permitted to carry out mobile degassing on inland tankers.