ECT Rotterdam terminals to switch to shore power
NewsHutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam will be equipped with shore power by 2030, connecting 5,000 vessels annually.
Dutch ports up in first half
The port of Rotterdam handled 196 mt of cargo in the first half of 2007, 4.2% more than the same period last year. General cargo accounted for virtually all of the growth, up 11.7% to 64 mt, with roro up by 28% to 8 mt and container traffic up 11% in tonnage to 51 mt and 13% in units to 5.3M TEU. The increase in container traffic was even more marked at the deepsea terminals despite strikes by tugmen at the start of this year, which cost around 2% growth.
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