The port of Rotterdam has the most indirect connections (transshipment) to other ports in the world in 2020: 42,656 to be precise! Of the total of 440,391 connections worldwide, 9.7 percent of the transport routes use Rotterdam as a transhipment port. In terms of direct connections, Rotterdam is in fourth place and Antwerp in third […]

​Although it looks like the Covid-19 virus is under control in The Netherlands, we keep on emphasizing it isn’t over yet and we need to strictly follow up on our hygiene rules.  To give the right example and show we take it seriously, our cleaning company ACW did another full in depth cleaning and disinfection […]

CUSTOMER INFORMATION Due to the Coronavirus, Wrist needs to take some appropriate safety measures to avoid spreading the disease during the physical supplies. Appropriate actions have been taken throughout our office and warehouses worldwide, ensuring continuous supplies to your vessels, which is imperative. We follow the guidelines from the authorities very closely. Wrist takes health […]

The World Port Days has announced the theme for the 43nd edition, which take place on 4, 5 and 6 September , 2020 in Rotterdam!  Port of Opportunities “Port of Opportunities” is the new theme of the World Port Days. With this theme, the organization wants to show how important the freedom of the past […]

The port of Antwerp has announced that it recorded “strong growth” for the seventh year in a row, with freight volume up 1.3 per cent to 238m tonnes. Growth was achieved despite “increasing tension in world trade”, with container freight in particular gaining market share – up from 27.5 per cent to 28.2 per cent. […]

Yesterday, Rotterdam signed its own climate agreement. After a year of negotiations, the municipality, companies and social organizations have together closed nearly fifty ‘climate deals’.  In recent years, emissions from Rotterdam have increased every year. The city wants this to be turned into a sharp decline within four years.  The emissions must be halved in […]

The Port of Rotterdam Authority, together with ‘Transport en Logistiek Nederland’ (TLN), has commissioned an exploratory study to gain better insight into the feasibility of making container transport by road more sustainable in the port area. The most important outcome is that the purchase of a battery-electric truck will be an attractive proposition by 2024. […]

The port of Rotterdam handled 112.4 million tonnes of freight during the third quarter of 2019. This means a total of 353.5 million tonnes has been transhipped up to the end of the third quarter. Compared with the previous year, this represents a 1% increase in cargo handling. Volume growth was mainly driven by containers, […]

The industry in Rotterdam is working on a series of projects with which a total of 20 to 25% of the Dutch CO2 reduction target for 2030 can be achieved. Virtually all of the projects require the government to play an active role. ‘It’s precisely because so many transition projects are taking place in a […]

The final decision on whether to go ahead and build what will be ‘Europe’s largest green hydrogen plant’ will not be made until 2022. But there are plans… The Port of Rotterdam and its industry partners Nouryon and BP are already laying plans for how the facility could help to cut emissions and be used […]

Wrist Ship Supply invites you to join us at IMPA in London on 10-11 September 2019 Join us at IMPA and learn more about our 24/7 service, handling of owner’s goods and other related marine services that meet the demands of international organizations and local businesses. This year Wrist, Garrets and Strachans will be side […]

MSC Gülsün is the first container ship capable of transporting 24 containers side by side across the breadth of its hull. The vessel, 400 metres long and with a beam of 62 metres, has a 23,756-TEU (twenty-foot standard containers) capacity, making it the world’s largest container ship.  The OOCL HongKong, taken into operation two years […]

The largest annual maritime event in the Netherlands this year is bigger than ever. The World Port Days traditionally takes place around the Maas River. This World Port event gives insight in Europe’s largest harbour. A wide range of activities is offered to the visitors. There are spectacular stunts on the water and fully organized […]

The port of Rotterdam achieved throughput of 240.7 million tonnes in the first six months of 2019. That is 3.4% more than in the first six months of 2018. Trade volumes at the port of Rotterdam reached a record in the first half of the year, as Europe’s largest port handled more container goods and […]

DISCOVER EUROPE’S LARGEST PORT! The World Port Days has announced the programme for the 42nd edition, which take place on 6, 7 and 8 September , 2019 in Rotterdam!  The largest annual maritime event in the Netherlands this year is bigger than ever. The World Port Days traditionally takes place around the Maas River. This […]

The first paperless, instantly financed and fully door-to-door tracked container made its way from Korea to the warehouse of Samsung SDS in Tilburg via Port of Rotterdam on Blockchain-based platform DELIVER. The Proof of Concept shipment  provided end-to-end visibility for multi-modal cargo transport via ocean carrier, truck and inland barge. Curious about the DELIVER concept […]

After the move the Wrist – Klevenberg merge became effective on the 1st of April. Now that we are two months ahead, we are getting closer to our goal: bringing the best of two worlds together in order to optimally serve the customer of today and tomorrow. With the takeover of Klevenberg by Wrist, Wrist […]

The container throughput continues to grow in Rotterdam. Following a record year in 2018 and a record quarter in 2019, April of this year was the best month ever for the Port of Rotterdam. 13.6 million tonnes of container freight was handled in April 2019. The previous record month was August 2018 (13.2 million tonnes). Measured […]

Port of Rotterdam posted a record overall freight tonnage in the first quarter of 2019, up 5.1% on the same period last year, thanks to strong growth in container traffic! Allard Castelein, CEO Port of Rotterdam Authority:“We had an excellent start to 2019 with record throughput volumes in the first quarter. The quarterly figures also […]

For the second year in a row, industry in the port of Rotterdam has released less CO2 into the atmosphere. This becomes clear from new figures published by the Dutch Emissions Authority (NEA). The sector has cut its emissions by 13.6% (4.2 million tonnes) over the past two years. Curious about what these figures are […]

“How can I keep everyone happy at the same time?”, According to Erik, that is the main question as a representative. Erik speaks from experience: ‘It has been over 10 years since I made my entrance at Wrist-Klevenberg. With my background as a driver it felt like a challenge to work directly in the field […]

Every year, some 15,000 containers are transported directly between Rotterdam, Vlissingen, Terneuzen and Ghent via a regular inland shipping service.  The launch of a weekly container vessel service Before 2016, the four ports in question weren’t linked via a scheduled service, although there was already inland shipping between the individual ports. A large share of […]

The Port of Rotterdam Authority has booked a record year!  Almost 470 million tonnes were shipped in 2018. The overhaul of crude oil decreased slightly, but this was compensated by the increased trade in liquefied gas and biomass. The revenue of the port company declined last year, from 712 million euros in 2017 to 707 […]

(l. Steije Dijksman – r. Ana van Ast)Our warehouse features 135,000m³ of space and has a capacity of 10,000 full pallets. But what makes warehousing by Klevenberg Shipping Center, part of the Wrist Group, even more special? Ana van Ast (responsible for sales and years of experience within the warehouse – Wrist) and Steije Dijksman […]

This year the container transhipment in Rotterdam will result in a new record of almost 14.5 million teu. That turned out on Wednesday at the Day of the Harbor, where port top executive Allard Castelein announced the preliminary results. He did not mention the exact numbers, but was limited to percentages per sector. For example, […]

The smart carrousel plan in the Waalhaven was signed recently. In the coming three-and-a-half years, 12 ha of industrial site and 1155 m of quay will undergo a user change. The industrial sites and port infrastructure will also be renovated by the Port of Rotterdam Authority. The aim is to give an additional growth incentive […]

Have you always wanted to see the port from a different angle? Come to the World Port Days in our beautiful Rotterdam and get a unique look behind the scenes! The theme for the upcoming World Port Days in Rotterdam is ‘MariTeam’. The organization announced this on Thursday. With the theme, the organization wants to […]

More employment and more added value: Dutch seaports are growing. In 2017 more than 4000 jobs were created, according to the Port Monitor of the Erasmus University, which was announced on Monday. Employment in the seaports is growing at about the same speed as in the rest of the Netherlands. Rotterdam in particular is doing […]

  In the 2018 Global Competitiveness Report presented by the World Economic Forum (WEF), the Netherlands was ranked best in Europe regarding its transport network and water and energy supply. Its efficient sea and airports achieved particularly high scores; but the quality of the road network and access to electricity supply were also ranked highly. […]

Containers segment continues to grow In the first three quarters of 2018, total throughput in the port of Rotterdam was 0.4% lower than in the same period the previous year. Container volumes continued to grow at a markedly higher pace than the first nine months of 2017 – even recording a new all-time high in […]

The Port of Rotterdam Authority welcomes initiatives from, among others, BCTN, Kramer and Waalhaven Group for a more efficient transport of containers between the deep sea terminals in the port of Rotterdam and the hinterland. New services in the port BCTN bundles freight from its eight terminals in the Netherlands and Belgium in Alblasserdam to […]

After the success of the previous years, we participated again in the Harbour Run of 2018! A special edition, whereby the Klevenberg employees and the Wrist employees started the race together. It was a day full of humor and surprises! As an example, our mascot has encouraged over 4,000 runners one by one through giving […]

The Port of Rotterdam is constantly developing. The Port of Rotterdam Authority is currently collecting data to develop vessels that sail independently. The investigation takes place from a converted patrol ship; the ‘Floating Lab’. It is equipped with all necessary measuring equipment, cameras and sensors. The aim? To gather more information, so that self-sailing vessels […]

Ieder eerste weekend van september staat Rotterdam geheel in het teken van de haven met als thema van dit jaar “Energize”. Loop over de kades en breng een bezoek aan de diverse imposante schepen of bekijk de spectaculaire demonstraties op het water en op het land. Ook kun je dit jaar weer op excursie de haven […]

The Municipality of Rotterdam and the Ministry of Finance, as shareholders of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, have agreed to the participation in the port of Pecem, a rapidly growing port in Northeast Brazil. The investment involves an investment of around 75 million euros, and the Port of Rotterdam Authority receives joint control over strategic […]

  Op 7 oktober 2018 vindt de zesde editie plaats van de Harbour Run en wij zijn erbij! Ons team onder leiding van Jessica zal 10km dwars over het Rotterdamse haventerrein afleggen. Teamwork staat centraal, want je hebt elkaar nodig om de 25 obstakels te kunnen trotseren. Het bijzondere parcours brengt je langs de kades, […]

ENERGY TRANSITION PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PORT OF ROTTERDAM The port of Rotterdam is more affected by the energy transition than competitors such as Hamburg and Antwerp. This is due to the much higher volume of ores and coal. ‘The fact that Rotterdam as a port achieved relatively poor results in the first half of the […]

  Kanker raakt ons allemaal. Een op de drie Nederlanders krijgt gedurende zijn of haar leven kanker, per jaar gaat het om ruim 100 duizend mensen! Jaarlijks sterven er zo´n 43 duizend mensen als gevolg van kanker. De ziekte is hiermee in Nederland doodsoorzaak nummer één. Een van de missiedoelen van het KWF is om kanker […]

Last week the audit of NSF (National Sanitation Foundation) took place, an organization that performs inspections on behalf of companies, in this case Garrets, among other suppliers. The highest attainable certificate at NSF is the GOLD status, which means that our processes and structures guarantee food safety wherever we can. It is a real pleasure […]

ACI Europe, the European airport trade association, has reported a continuing “robust growth trend” during April, with freight traffic across European gateways up 3.9% over the same month of 2017. In terms of aircraft movements, the number of dedicated cargo flights grew by 3.5% in April. EU airports saw their freight throughput increase by 3.4% […]

The port of Rotterdam will create a digital twin of the port to track ship movements, infrastructure, weather, geographic and water data. The digital replica will help the port improve its efficiency and overall operation. Autonomous ships on the horizon through smart innovation The port of Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe. The Port […]

Wrist Ship Supply, the World’s leading supplier of provision and stores to ships and offshore, and Rotterdam-based Klevenberg have agreed to consolidate their global operations.  The consolidation enhances Klevenberg’s strong market presence and service offering and marks another important step in the steady development of Wrist’s global network. Noerresundby, Denmark, 6 June 2018 – Management […]

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) latest airfreight numbers report a 4.1 percent year-on-year upturn in volumes for April. This was up from the 1.8% growth in annual demand recorded in March 2018.   Photo: Air Bridge Cargo Freight capacity, measured in available freight tonne kilometers (AFTKs), grew by 5.1% year-on-year in April 2018. This […]

Photo: Port of Rotterdam – http://www.portofrotterdam.com In the years after the credit crisis, the share fell from around 3.5 to 3.0 percent. In 2016 and 2017 the share of Dutch exports in world trade increased again and in 2017 the share came to 3.2 percent. In 2016 the share rose sharply due to an increase […]

Did you know that the history of Klevenberg Shipping Center goes back more than a century? On the 8th of May, 1898, Captain Klevenberg starts Klevenberg Ship Supply. Last week we celebrated this special moment with our team with cake and champagne in our canteen! Curious about our history? We would like to tell you […]

Visual: Port of Rotterdam Our port wants to be the world’s smartest port with Internet of Things sensors and a data management platform combined with powerful analytics.  By 2030, the port authority wants to allow autonomous ships in port to unload and load goods. To reach that goal, port officials have set about creating the […]

The port of Rotterdam is processing more and more containers. In the first quarter of this year there was an increase in container throughput of 6.1 percent. The supplied containers were slightly less full in average. The increase in weight was 4.6 percent. In addition to the containers, the port also processed more mineral oil […]

The Port of Rotterdam Authority has launched the first version of its app, Pronto is developed to optimise the facility’s shipping operations.The port is estimated to receive around 30,000 vessels annually. The application is designed to enable the ships visiting the port to reduce their waiting time by an average of 20%!   It offers a […]

Photo: APM Terminals – Port of Rotterdam The port of Rotterdam is focusing more on digitization with an oblique eye on Uber and Amazon. This is the result of the annual report that Tuesday appears. The importance of cybersecurity is also increasing. The port of Rotterdam wants to digitize faster. The Port of Rotterdam Authority has […]

Until 31 December 2020, the United Kingdom will certainly remain part of the EU customs union. The countries remain part of the internal EU market until that date. An agreement was concluded this week. Without the deal, the United Kingdom would no longer have been part of both the customs union and the internal market […]

The port of Rotterdam has done good business with the transshipment of containers last year. This rose by more than 12 percent in 2017, an exceptionally strong growth, according to the Port of Rotterdam Authority. In contrast to the strong growth in containers there were decreases in the transshipment of both dry and wet bulk […]

A good start for the airfreight sector, last January the demand for airfreight increased by 8 percent compared to January 2017.    A growth of 6 percent was announced last December. According to IATA (trade association), the growth can be explained by the favorable market conditions and the still flourishing world trade.    After Afrika, Europe is experiencing the […]

The cyber attack on container terminals in the port of Rotterdam last June was a very costly warning and had a big impact on the port. For the coming year everything will be done to avoid repetition, said harbor master René de Vries yesterday in his review of 2017. “If someone had said a year […]

AirBridgeCargo(ABC) registered a double-digit percentage improvement in airfreight demand last year as e-commerce, pharma and offsize/heavy freight volumes took off. In total, the airline saw demand increase by 13% year on year to breach 700,000 tonnes, while freight tonne kms were up by 10% and its load factor increased by 4% to 71%. The carrier […]

    The arrival of Safeguard offers us the opportunity to gain more insight into the occupation of the BHV team (incident response team). In this way we can respond adequately during incidents and calamities. How does it work? Safeguard automatically detects whether callable employees are present. For this the APP uses “Geofencing”. The APP […]

‘Change is an opportunity’ Produced by IJsbreker on behalf of the Port Authority. It’s a video overview of some of the more remarkable developments in the port of Rotterdam over the past year, enjoy!      

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2018!

Photo: Port Of Rotterdam  A large number of berths in the Rotterdam port basin of Waalhaven were renamed in early December. The new names are based on the vantage point from the calling ships. This is a more logical arrangement for the ship’s captain and in line with the naming schemes for the berths in […]

New technologies are continually being developed to improve industrial and business operations. In shipping the aim is that they also make the industry safer and reduce its environmental impact. Increasingly, tasks are being carried out remotely, with robotics doing jobs humans once used. There is not one particular technology that has or will transform the […]

September global air freight demand up 9.2 per cent over prior-year period, IATA reveals The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in September 2017 showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 9.2 per cent compared to the same month in 2016. This was the slowest pace […]

De directe toegevoegde waarde van de Nederlandse zeehavens is vorig jaar met 1,32 miljard euro toegenomen. Een stijging van 5,3 procent ten opzichte van 2015; zo blijkt uit de Havenmonitor 2017, die de Erasmus Universiteit opstelde in opdracht van het ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat. In de Nederlandse zeehavens en het bijbehorende havenindustrieel-complex werkten in […]

By: Press Release – Port of Rotterdam The Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat) and the Port of Rotterdam Authority are to deepen the Nieuwe Waterweg and the Botlek. A tender for this was issued this week. The work will involve a one-and-a-half-metre deepening along a 25-kilometre stretch of waterway between Hoek van […]

Klauteren over containers, hardlopen tussen heftrucks en hollen onder hijskranen: normaal gesproken zijn op de havenhoofden rond de Heijplaat alleen noeste havenarbeiders te vinden, maar vandaag stikte het er tijdens de Harbour Run van de sportievelingen. Op de vijfde en drukste editie van de jaarlijkse obstakelloop kwamen zeker zesduizend lopers uit Rotterdam en omstreken af […]

After the success of the last couple of years Klevenberg will participate also this year to the Harbour Run 2017! The Harbour Run is an obstacle run through harbor areas, quays, along ships, cranes, containers and by a number of port lanes of the port of Rotterdam. During the obstacle run the particpants challenge a […]

  Last week we removed one propeller and one piece of anchor from the Federal Leda. We often execute this kind of work. But this time it was unique because due to circumstances we had to use an enormous floated sheerleg.   Due to a change in arrival time Bonn & Mees had to supply another […]

Photos: Anne Reitsma. Last weekend 430,000 enjoyed the biggest maritime event in the Netherlands. The World Port Days traditionally takes place around the Maas River. This World Port event gives insight into Europe’s largest harbor. During the World Port Days, visitors can get a glimpse behind the scenes of Europe’s largest harbor and its industrial area. […]

We are proud to contribute in reducing smuggling in the port of Rotterdam, but how do we do it? Meet sleuthhound Sasja and her supervisor, an important couple in the fight against smuggling in the Rotterdam port area. We see it as our duty to help reducing the amount of smuggling in the port of […]

The Port Vision 2030 sets out the ambitions for the future of the port of Rotterdam. The Port Vision is like a compass: ambitions are a spot on the horizon, even when circumstances change. Flexibility is the keyword. Industry and logistics have been the pillars of the port of Rotterdam for decades, thanks to its […]

Did you know our warehouse features 135,000m³ of space and has the capacity for 10,000 full pallets?   We also regularly cater for specific storage needs. We can handle items which require refrigeration or freezing in our 800m² facility. And when it comes to hazardous substances and chemicals, Klevenberg Shipping Center also meets all the […]

Klevenberg Shipping Center B.V. is the first European ship supplier, who has been successfully migrated to the production environment Maritime Single Window. The Maritime Single Window (MSW) is the platform for electronic message exchange between market parties and government bodies. Notifications are delivered just once using MSW and are then used for multiple purposes by […]

Did you know that Klevenberg Shipping Center B.V. has been certified with the Customs AEO? (Combined Customs Simplifications/Security and Safety) AEO is an internationally recognised quality mark indicating that our role in the international supply chain is secure, and that our customs controls and procedures are efficient and compliant. It gives us quicker access to […]

We are now providing Sim4crew sim cards to vessels visiting ports in the Netherlands! Sim4crew is a prepaid global sim card that lets seafarers save up to 90% on roaming costs. Besides the lower costs, Sim4crew features more benefits: Because of global roaming seafarers can use Sim4crew all around the world in 171 countries. The […]

Located in one of the largest and most advanced ports in the world, Klevenberg Shipping Center provides literally anything that is needed aboard a vessel, for both ocean-going and inland shipping. Timing, accuracy and speed are essential within this process. Consequently, Klevenberg not only uses existing universal logistic systems, we also use our own sophisticated […]

We know that Social Media is becoming increasingly important within the business. We take pride in what we do, in who we are and in what we stand for and we want to convey this to all our stakeholders. We are convinced that transparency in the way we work is of utmost importance. For this […]

A study on EU Customs Regulations, carried out by Arne Mielken, in conjunction with OCEAN, the European Ship Suppliers Association, supported by Klevenberg Shipping Center b.v.   Download your copy here.

Rotterdam, June 22, 2016.   Klevenberg proudly announces that the adherence to the high ISO22000 standards was reconfirmed during an external audit, carried out on behalf of our valued client Garrets International ltd. We keep the Gold Status we had already for a couple of years! The auditor was very impressed by what he saw […]

Garrets International Ltd are extremely pleased that we have achieved a Gold Audit status via the physical audit carried out by NSF International on their behalf.

We are very proud to announce that Klevenberg Shipping Center B.V. has been certified with Lloyd’s Registers ISO 22000. ISO 22000 is a standard developed by the International Organization for Standardization dealing with food safety.