Rotterdam annual review: Change is opportunity, not threat

Annual report of Rotterdam port, one of the largest port in Europe has been published.

News ID: 77813

Date: 21 December 2017 - 11:30

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.