Cool port plan in Rotterdam

Due to Red Sea unrest reducing delivery reliability, European shippers are ordering Christmas items from Asia about two months earlier than usual.

In the first half of 2024, the Port of Antwerp-Bruges’ cargo throughput increased by 3% to 143.2 million tonnes, while Rotterdam’s remained almost unchanged at 220 million tonnes.

The Port of Rotterdam, with partners, will build the world’s first scalable quantum internet, enhancing future security against quantum threats.

QTerminals Kramer Rotterdam signs up for a temporary link between the Rail Terminal West II (RTW-II) site and the Container Exchange Route (CER), a closed 17-kilometre road network.

The container segment sees a 3.3% increase in throughput (31.5M to 32.5M tonnes) and a 2.0% rise in TEU (3.3M) for the first time in three years.

The Secure Chain is a joint initiative by the business community and the authorities to boost the digital resilience of current port logistics processes.