More ships but fewer accidents in port of Rotterdam

For the first time since 2007, the number of ships in the port of Rotterdam has increased. In 2015, 29,122 ocean-going vessels arrived at the port, compared to 29,014 in 2010. The number of significant accidents fell from 12 to seven last year. Three accidents involved pleasure boats.

The number of ships arriving in the port last year is still substantially less than in 2007, when 37,097 ships arrived. The 2015 figures were announced by harbour master René de Vries during the presentation of the nautical annual figures at the World Port Center, the headquarters of the Port of Rotterdam Authority. There, extra attention was paid to the exchange of nautical information. "Exchanging information more and more easily is good for the throughput of cargo flows, but it also demands something from the digital resilience of the port's users and this will receive extra attention in 2016," De Vries said.

Digital information sharing
Over the past year, the port of Rotterdam worked hard to improve nautical information by setting international standards for depths and admission policies. These standards are now being made digitally accessible through the Avanti project. The same standards are also needed for tidal information: the Dynar project. Dynar uses up-to-date dynamic information to advise, among other things, on possible drafts for departing and arriving ships. Work is also under way on Pronto, a communication platform for the port community to support agents and other operators in planning services to ships (such as pilotage, bunkering, rowing and cargo handling). Sharing the information would benefit the safety and efficiency of the various services.

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