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.