Netherlands

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Containerized U.S. imports rose 6.9 percent year-over-year in June.
US containerized imports indicate early peak season
The spot rate from New York to Rotterdam sat at $1,307 this week, down 19.7 percent year-over-year.
WCI: Eastbound trans-Atlantic rates hit record low
The price per metric ton for high-sulfur bunker fuel fell 4.2 percent this week, while low-sulfur spot prices per metric ton increased 1.3 percent.
Bunker prices continue steep fall
The price per metric ton for high-sulfur bunker fuel rose less than 2 percent this week, while low-sulfur spot prices per metric ton decreased about 1 percent.
Bunker prices continue spotty streak

Press Releases

Port of Rotterdam throughput decreased slightly
Port of Rotterdam
Bake Five Improves Retail Supply Operations With Descartes' Cloud-Based Messaging Gateway
Descartes

Risk of volume losses to automated rivals behind Rotterdam job guarantee

20 Dec 2019
The longshore labor union in the Port of Rotterdam is concerned APM Terminals Rotterdam will lose volume to its fully automated rivals following its sale to Hutchison Ports.
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Union protections at forefront of Hutchison deal to buy Rotterdam terminal
19 Dec 2019
Hutchison Ports will have to keep APM Terminals Rotterdam at arm’s length for a while once the sale is approved, with volume guarantees and a ban on firing staff also included the deal.
Sudden removal of China rail subsidies would hurt volumes
26 Nov 2019
If the heavy support of subsidies from China was withdrawn quickly, it is likely only higher-value products would be viable on the China-Europe rail network.
Schiphol edges closer to solution for freighter slot shortage
08 Nov 2019
The shortage of slots for all-cargo flights cost Amsterdam Schiphol airport heavily in the first nine months of the year.
Lineage Logistics adds cold-storage space in Europe
18 Sep 2019
The acquisition of two Van Soest Coldstores facilities complements Lineage’s existing network of refrigerated sites across Belgium, the Netherlands, and the UK.
Rotterdam’s record run extends into H1 2019
25 Jul 2019
There was no sign of slowing European economies in the Port of Rotterdam’s first half results, which put the critical gateway on pace to best last year’s record throughput.
Forest products carriers dominate global breakbulk fleet
24 Jul 2019
Multipurpose vessel/heavy-lift (MPV/HL) analysts Dynamar, Drewry, and Toepfer all have slightly different in-house methods for parsing out the specialized MPV/HL fleet that focuses on breakbulk, project, and heavy-lift cargoes.
Europe looks to subsidies for road to rail freight shift
16 Jul 2019
Attempts to increase rail’s market share in Europe are being hampered by added costs involved in the modal shift, which Belgium’s transport lobbies believe can be solved by government subsidies.
Rhine shipping limits dent German industrial growth
13 Jun 2019
A price has been put on the disruption to supply chains when the Rhine water levels fell to record lows in the last half of 2018.
Europe customs platform propels Maersk’s integrator push
29 Apr 2019
The ocean carrier says importers and exporters in several European countries will be able to save time using a new online customs clearance platform.
Rotterdam volume rising despite Asia-Europe slowdown
18 Apr 2019
Declines in the Asia-North Europe and intra-European trades were more than offset by growing demand for feeder and transshipment services at Europe’s largest port.