The overseas season has started again for various products, other products have a year round supply of overseas. The ports where the products arrive are also developing. During the Port Event, organised by the Nieuwsblad Transport, the developments in the port were considered in various presentations.
Hans Nagtegaal of the Havenbedrijf Rotterdam points out development on the map.
Ro-ro growing
The ro-ro division accounted for a growth of around 6%. DFDS and CldN, among other, are expanding their services. With new ships running these services the deck capacity is increasing to 8 kilometres of deck per ship. StenaLine invested in a second berth, which was supplied in April. At the moment the first berth is being dealt with, but eventually ships will leave from both docks.
With the deepening of the Nieuwe Waterweg, which starts next year, the Botlekhaven will become accessible for ships with a depth of 15 metres. The Eemhaven is developing into a new reefer dock. It is here that Coolport can be found. Jaco Hooij of Kloosterboer/Cool Port gives the project a short introduction. The entire process took ten years but resulting in Coolport Rotterdam being taken into use last month.
Day chairmangJan-Jaap in der Maur and Hans Nagtegaal (Havenbedrijf Rotterdam) talk about the Rotterdam port growth figures.
Coolport 2
On customer request the Zeeuwse business decided to look into the possibilities in the port of Rotterdam. This resulted in Coolport, with storage for 40,000 pallets, packaging station and ripening rooms. On an annual basis 400,000 pallets move through the warehouse. "Coolport 1 is now sold out," he says. This begs the question of a Coolport 2. The idea is to develop a second facility next to the first.
Day chairmangJan-Jaap in der Maur and Hans Nagtegaal (Havenbedrijf Rotterdam) talk about the Rotterdam port growth figures.
Coolport 2
On customer request the Zeeuwse business decided to look into the possibilities in the port of Rotterdam. This resulted in Coolport, with storage for 40,000 pallets, packaging station and ripening rooms. On an annual basis 400,000 pallets move through the warehouse. "Coolport 1 is now sold out," he says. This begs the question of a Coolport 2. The idea is to develop a second facility next to the first.
With rightful price Jaco talks about the technical system that raises the throughput speed. Drivers can sign up beforehand, they give a fingerprint at the gate. As soon as this report is in the pallets are taken to the dock so that the driver can load as soon as the truck is on the dock.
Energy transition
They also looked at other developments that didn't all directly affect the fruit and vegetable trade, but can inspire it. Robert Venema of Containerships, a shipping line in coastal routes with it's own fleet on the water and road, talked about investments in LNG. "When we started those investment two years ago, everyone though we were mad, now they're all doing it," he said during a plenary session about the energy transition in the port. The company saw the advantages of LNG and invested in this development early on. By moving with a development like this and switching in phases, the company was able to profit.
Energy transition
They also looked at other developments that didn't all directly affect the fruit and vegetable trade, but can inspire it. Robert Venema of Containerships, a shipping line in coastal routes with it's own fleet on the water and road, talked about investments in LNG. "When we started those investment two years ago, everyone though we were mad, now they're all doing it," he said during a plenary session about the energy transition in the port. The company saw the advantages of LNG and invested in this development early on. By moving with a development like this and switching in phases, the company was able to profit.
According to Bert Kuipers of the Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam the city's port doesn't have the best score in sustainability. The port emitted a record tonnage of CO2 in 2016. Rotterdam's emissions are growing more quickly than the container storage in the port, is his conclusion. Erik Klooster of VNPI and Jan Bert Schutrops of Vopak outline the perspective from the energy sector. The installations in Rotterdam are some of the least polluting in the world, closing them would just move the problem. There are also 2 billion people globally in rising economies who will want energy. A sustainable solution has to be found for this rising demand too. This is where the echo of the growing demand for fruit and vegetables in rising economies is heard.