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Antwerp-Bruges shipping disrupted by industrial action of harbour pilots

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 8, 2025

The port authorities in Antwerp-Bruges, Belgium reported that the four-day strike by Flemish harbour captains against federal pension reforms has severely affected marine traffic. The port of Antwerp, which normally processes 60-80 ships per day…

Gunvor to stop oil terminal operations at Europoort Refinery

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 9, 2025

Gunvor, the global commodities trading company, plans to stop all terminal operations at its Europoort refinery in Rotterdam (Netherlands), a spokesperson for the company said on Wednesday. Gunvor will consult with the refinery's works council regarding its plans, the spokesperson said.

After power outage, VTTI oil terminal Rotterdam returns to normal operations

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 3, 2024

VTTI’s oil storage facility in the Europoort region of the Port of Rotterdam is back to normal after a power failure at the port impacted it for a few hour earlier on Tuesday. Sources close to the issue said that the Service Terminal Rotterdam…

Electricity grid operator: power outage in Rotterdam area has been resolved

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 3, 2024

The Netherlands' electricity grid operator TenneT reported that a power outage at the Rotterdam Port area affected the major petrochemical industries located there on Tuesday morning for several hours. However, the problem was resolved shortly after 1000 GMT.