The center of Europe is going south as Africa is building rapidly new cities and giant ports with Chinese money. Read this CNN report. https://edition.cnn.com/world/gallery/africa-infrastructure-megaprojects-spc/index.html What will happen with the ports in Hamburg, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp and Brugge? This Monday we will have a special report on the future of the HARAB ports!
Today in De Havenloods a local newspaper wrote:Local political party Leefbaar Rotterdam is concerned about major job losses and the continued existence of the Port Of Rotterdam. Read the full article in Dutch at https://www.dehavenloods.nl/nieuws/algemeen/56855/leefbaar-maakt-zich-zorgen-over-grote-banenverlies-en-voortbe For years now, I have been warning the Municipality of Rotterdam and the Port Authority for years that it is…
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My good Dutch friend Manja Ellenbroek shared today a post on Linkedin (see link to her post) that the Port of Amsterdam doesn’t allow anymore scrubberwater in their ports. I wonder if other ports will follow. See also the following articles– Guardian: Shipping’s dirty secret: how ‘scrubbers’ clean the air – while contaminating the sea–…
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Rotterdam, January 29, 2025 World Water Day is taking the broom to Rotterdam Port, and we’re calling on everyone to come to Rotterdam! 18 Years of World Water DayTo mark the 18th UN – International Day Of Water, Stichting Aquarius, with the proceeds from the annual Rotterdam Swim, is organizing a major cleanup event in…
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This time we share what the Port of Antwerp – Brugge does to ensure that their port area stays clean. Because also they prefer not to see any waste and litter in the port. Not in the water and not on the land side. Unfortunately, however, we cannot avoid pollution entirely. Cleanup operations, soil remediation,…
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