The Port of Rotterdam Authority manages an area of more than 12,500 hectares and owns approximately 89 kilometres of quay walls. Responding to new wishes, ambitions, regulations and scale increase, the port of Rotterdam focuses on a smarter digital infrastructure, such as mooring poles with sensors, drones in the port

The Port of Rotterdam Authority is in the process of replacing the current low- pressure and high-pressure sodium lamps with LED variants. In the port area, including Botlek, Europoort and Maasvlakte, some 80 per cent of lighting of public roads has been replaced so far. The Waalhaven area is next.

Mai Elmar: Dear Reader; Yet another year is moving towards its closure and what a year it has been. What do you say Nick?: ‘Well after two years of hardship, Covid regulations and lock down it has been a remarkable year of recovery, thanks to a resilient cruise industry, vaccinations,

Vivienne de Leeuw, CFO Port of Rotterdam Authority: ‘We need a solidfinancial position to keep on investing in infrastructure required for the energytransition in particular, as well as in traditional hardware, such as quay wallsand jetties. We also continue our investments in digitalisation. By remaining aport with a world-class infrastructure,

The ports of Rotterdam and Singapore are launching the longest green corridor in the world for efficient and sustainable shipping in august this year, the port of rotterdam authority and the maritime and port authority of Singapore signed an agreement for the longest green and digital corridor in the world,

Cruise Port Rotterdam is pleased with the large number of cruise vessels at the quay – several vessels per week, sometimes even almost every day. The start this year was slow, but we did have a technical call from the brand-new expedition cruise vessel Seabourn Venture. We also welcomed AIDAprima

Maritime Museum Close to the Cruise Terminal and the city centre of Rotterdam The collection of the Rotterdam Maritime Museum, which spans six centuries of Dutch maritime history, is among the largest and finest in the world. The Mataró-model The Mataró model, the icon of the collection This oldest ship

Holland America Line celebrating 150th anniversary in 2023 On 15 October 1872, an SS Rotterdam sailed from Rotterdam to New York for the first time along what was the brand-new Nieuwe Waterweg at the time. It was to be the start of a regular service of many years between Rotterdam