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MAGPIE reaches milestone in autonomous shipping: inland vessel sails independently between Rotterdam terminals
Rotterdam, 11/06/2026 – Unusual vessels returned to the Port of Rotterdam this week. Following the October 2025 public demonstration of intention sharing between inland...
Interview with APS
Ports of Sines and the Algarve Authority CEO, Mr. Pedro do Ó Ramos, answers our question. • Could you share your own story of...
Interview with DeltaPort
DeltaPort Managing Director, Mr. Andreas Stolte, answers our questions. DeltaPort is an inland port network located along the River Rhine in the cities of...

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Magpie Success Stories

Ammonia bunkering

Trammo, OCI and James Fisher Fendercare successfully conducted an ammonia bunkering pilot between two vessels at a terminal in the port of Rotterdam on 12 April, 2025. This marks an important step in preparing the Port of Rotterdam for vessels bunkering clean ammonia…

Automated & electric trucking

Automated electric driving and automated charging technologies are making significant progress. This is the key takeaway from the Automated & Electric Trucking demonstration event…

Autonomous E-barge

To navigate and manoeuvre safely in the port, autonomous vessels need to share sailing intentions in digital form. The MAGPIE demo showcased how intentions can be used to generate collision warnings and alarms. This allows skippers to be informed earlier…

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H2 PEG

(Germany)

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MTS Emmelsum

(Germany)

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Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center

for Zero Carbon Shipping (Denmark)

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Heerema Marine Contractors

(Netherlands)

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Eramus University Rotterdam

(Netherlands)

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Imgrund Silogistic

(Germany)

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Rocsys

(Netherlands)

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NIAG

Niederrheinische Verkehrsbetriebe Aktiengesellschaft (Germany)

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APS

Ports of Sines and the Algarve (Portugal)

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Planco Consulting

(Germany)

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EWI

The Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne (Germany)

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MARIN

Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (Netherlands)

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Deltaport

(Germany)

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IFP Energies Nouvelles

(France)

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DHL Global Forwarding

(Netherlands)

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Zero Emission Services

(Netherlands)

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Van Oord Ship Management

(Netherlands)

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TNO

Netherlands Organisation for applied scientific research (Netherlands)

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Netherlands Maritime Technology

(Netherlands)

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ProRail

(Netherlands)

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Rail Innovators

(Netherlands)

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Wärtsila

(Netherlands)

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Air Liquide France Industrie

(France)

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Circoé

(France)

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TU Eindhoven

(Netherlands)

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Chemgas Shipping

(Netherlands)

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Volvo Technology

(Sweden)

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Distro Energy

(Netherlands)

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Delft University of Technology

(Netherlands)

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AIVP

Association Internationale Villes et Ports (France)

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ENECO

(Netherlands)

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INESC-TEC

Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (Portugal)

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HAROPA Port

(France)

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CEA

French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (France)

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Fraunhofer

(Germany)

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GoodFuels

(Netherlands)

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Port of Rotterdam

(Netherlands)

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DAF Trucks

(Netherlands)

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EDP

CNET Centre for new energy technologies (Portugal)

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APM Terminals Maasvlakte II

(Netherlands)

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Proton Ventures

(Netherlands)

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Van Oord Offshore

(Netherlands)

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EICB

Expertise and Innovation Centre for Barging (Netherlands)

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Bluewater

(Netherlands)

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