The Port of Rotterdam’s Additive Manufacturing Fieldlab (RAMLAB) and its software partner Autodesk have successfully produced the first 3D-printed pilot component for the maritime industry, informs Autodesk. A ship’s propeller was made using a hybrid manufacturing process combining wire and arc additive manufacturing, with the help of industrial robotic arms, with subtractive machining and grinding […]
During the visit of Dutch Prime Minister Rutte to Indonesia, the Port of Rotterdam Authority signed two important agreements for port construction. According to Port of Rotterdam’s press release of today, one is a joint venture agreement with the Indonesian state-owned port corporation Pelindo 1. The main purpose of this JV is to prepare the […]
In the first nine months of 2016 the container throughput of the port of Rotterdam decreased by 0.4% in TEU, and 1.2% in weight as compared to the same period last year, says the port’s press release. All in all, 9.3 million TEU was handled in the port, or 94.8 million tonnes. While the port […]
The first rail shuttle between China and the Netherlands is a fact, states press release of the Port of Rotterdam. The Chengdu-Tilburg-Rotterdam-Express crosses Kazakhstan and Moscow and reaches its destination ‘door-to-door’ in 15 days. The service is arranged by the Chinese rail operator CDiRS and its Dutch partner, RailPortbrabant, part of the GVT Group. The […]
