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The port of Amsterdam welcomed a total of 41,424 barges and 7,525 sea-going vessels in 2018, including 180 sea cruise ships. The numbers for 2017 were 40,012 and 7,011, respectively.

'Most people come up with blank looks when asked about making the chemical industry more sustainable. Which is a pity, as a circular chemical industry allows us to take huge steps in making our economy more sustainable,’ says Bart Raedts, co-director of and investor in ChainCraft.

‘Raw materials are of immeasurable value, because they make our existence possible. In a good circular model, we appreciate this value. For instance, by asking ourselves whether we could use less raw materials to make things and also whether we might use “second-hand raw materials”. So what is required is a broad scope,’ says Andre Arends, managing director of GMP Group, of which Paro, which is located in the port of Amsterdam, is part.

René Kouwenberg has been presented with the Frans Banninck Cocq Medal in connection with the announcement of his retirement as Director of Passenger Terminal Amsterdam (PTA). Kouwenberg will retire on 1 January 2019.

One year after the start of the construction of the Lock Operation Center on 9 October 2017, the contours of the striking object halfway along the southern lock chamber wall are clearly visible. A distinctive characteristic of the design is that the 18 metre high building inclines towards the lock at an angle of 15 degrees.

Nouryon, Tata Steel and Port of Amsterdam have joined together to study the feasibility of a large green hydrogen cluster in the Amsterdam region. The three parties consider green hydrogen as vital for reaching climate targets and building a more circular economy, for example by combining it with emissions from steel manufacture to make new products.