Rotterdam annual review: Change is opportunity, not threat
Annual report of Rotterdam port, one of the largest port in Europe has been published.
The port of Rotterdam issued a short film summarizing its key actions and evolutions within 2017, MANA correspondent reported.
Highlights of the year included:
*A strong growth in container transshipment
*First sea-going vessel loading monopiles at SIF
*The 40th edition of World Port Days event
*Closure of old Uniper coal-fired plant
*New large-scale truck stop at Maasvlakte Plaza
*A smarter planning with online route planner
*‘Make it Happen’ initiative with ten Rotterdam icons becoming new brand partners
*Energy in Transition Summit
*79 cruise calls, setting a new record for the port
*Unveiling world’s first 3D printed ship propeller through RAMLAB cooperation with other partners
First 20,000 and 21,000 TEU container ships calls*
*Welcoming first lng bunker vessel ‘Cardissa‘, etc.