Making logistics chains more sustainable
As Europe’s largest logistics hub, the Port of Rotterdam Authority is taking the lead in the transition to future-proof transport. We are committed to advancing sustainable fuels and to building international collaborations that contribute to CO2-neutral transport to and from the port of Rotterdam.
The Port of Rotterdam Authority plays a vital role in making freight transport more sustainable, both for sea-going vessels and for hinterland connections. We thereby focus on strategic autonomy, a robust energy supply, and building on the diverse Rotterdam transport and industry cluster.
Making freight transport more sustainable
See how we are on our way to a CO2-neutral port with sustainable transport.
Sustainable fuel and propulsion
The fuel switch, from fossil fuels to more sustainable fuels produced from electricity or biomass/waste, such as hydrogen, methanol, methane, ammonia, and biofuels, enables transport emissions to be reduced to net zero. In the port, the use of electricity also plays a key role, particularly through the provision of shore power for vessels and for inland shipping. The Port of Rotterdam Authority is facilitating these changes. Read more about the initiatives currently underway in Rotterdam:
- Shore-based power
- Inland shipping on batteries
- GoodShipping
- Green and digital corridors
- Bunkering sustainable fuels
- Charging station for electric trucks
- Ammonia bunker pilot
- Port of Rotterdam Authority and EDGE Navigation cooperate on liquid hydrogen
- Samskip builds a sustainable supply chain step by step
- Rotterdam-Singapore Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC) conducts end-to-end sustainability certification pilot for liquefied bio-methane bunkering
- New Port Readiness tool helps ports worldwide prepare for sustainable shipping fuels
Efficient transport
Efficient transport significantly reduces fuel consumption, and therefore emissions, bringing CO2-neutral logistics ever closer. A selection of the projects:
