18 December 2018
EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO), a wholly owned subsidiary of AG EMS, is to be the operator of the newly constructed heliport in Groningen’s Eemshaven. The long-term […]
11 January 2019
New construction site in 2019 The annual figures of Groningen Seaports show another successful year. The transhipment volume of 13.7 million tonnes in the seaports is […]
28 January 2019
Aldel reopens potline one, six years after it was closed Aldel located in Delfzijl is very pleased to announce the reopening of potline one today following […]
8 February 2019
With an installed capacity of approximately 8,000 MW, Eemshaven is a major energy port, and the expected increase in sustainably produced electricity from offshore wind farms […]
13 February 2019
Whitehelm Capital, Groningen Seaports and Royal Vopak today announce their intention to jointly invest in a 27 MW solar park. The solar photovoltaic field will be […]
28 February 2019
Companies and governments in the Northern Netherlands plan to invest 2.8 billion euros in emission-free hydrogen over the next 12 years. Today they are offering the […]
6 March 2019
MHI Vestas establishes O&M-base at DHSS Facility in Beatrixhaven MHI Vestas will use the offshore service hub in Eemshaven as the base for its turbine commissioning […]
19 March 2019
On and near the roundabout on the N33 near Google in Eemshaven there is now a striking artwork in the form of a large IT plug. […]
22 March 2019
Big, bigger, biggest in Julianahaven On the Thursday morning of 21 March two mammoth ships moored in Eemshaven. The cruise ship ‘Spectrum of the Seas’, with […]
28 March 2019
Groningen Seaports congratulates Vopak Terminal Eemshaven for winning the Global Tank Storage Award in the category ‘Biggest Commitment to Environmental Protection.’ In February this year, Groningen […]
8 April 2019
Purified Metal Company (PMC) recently started the construction of its circular steel plant in Delfzijl. The factory will process up to 150,000 tons of contaminated steel […]
10 May 2019
Start-ups Dronequest and Cursor Asset Management have chosen to set up shop in Eemshaven. The start-ups will take their place in the Nijlicht office complex, where […]
17 May 2019
Eurofiber has completed its second fibre-optic connection between the city of Groningen and Eemshaven. The establishment of this connection has further improved the connectivity of Dataport […]
27 May 2019
Unique production facility will be developed in Delfzijl Amstelveen, 27 May 2019 – KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has committed itself for a 10-year period to the […]
28 May 2019
Dutch company SkyNRG, world market leader in sustainable fuel for aviation, together with its partners KLM, SHV Energy and Schiphol, today announced the first sustainable kerosene […]
29 May 2019
Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) and other firms based at Chemical Park Delfzijl in the Netherlands will save up to 100,000 tons of CO2 emissions per […]
25 June 2019
Google is once again expanding its data centre in Eemshaven with an investment of 500 million euros. The announcement comes just as the piles for the […]
16 July 2019
Geophysical survey for new wind energy area North of the Wadden Sea The Swedish company MMT is to carry out a geophysical survey during the coming […]
6 September 2019
SOV Esvagt Albert Betz christened for MHI Vestas in Beatrixhaven Wednesday 4 September saw the launching ceremony of the brand new maintenance vessel for MHI Vestas, […]
16 September 2019
Minister Wiebes conducted opening ceremony on 13 September EEMSHAVEN – The official opening of the heliport in the Eemshaven took place on Friday 13 September. Minister […]
17 September 2019
Groningen Seaports, Port of Amsterdam and Port of Den Helder launch Hydroports The ports of Amsterdam, Den Helder and Groningen are entering into a hydrogen partnership […]
7 October 2019
A major international challenge to find tangible solutions Economic Board Groningen (EBG) is organising an international pitch event, called the Sustainable Industry Challenge – Chemport Europe […]
31 October 2019
Knowledge transfer for the topic: sediment management between ports, industry, and environmental research The tidal currents keep the sea floor in perpetual motion. These currents cause […]
22 November 2019
More than 200 companies from as far away as America, Hong Kong and Israel, have entered their solutions for the Sustainable Industry Challenge, Chemport Europe edition, […]
19 December 2019
Following an intensive selection procedure, a couple of industrial companies, the challenge setters, together with the initiator Economic Board Groningen, selected 40 innovative companies (scale-ups) from […]
9 January 2020
CFK Recycling offers greatest impact on the region with its carbon-fibre recycling technology After an exciting final battle in the boxing ring, the jury proclaimed CFK […]
10 January 2020
The annual figures of Groningen Seaports show yet another good year with a throughput of almost 13 million tonnes and with 6.4 hectares of land being […]
24 January 2020
Nouryon and Gasunie win EU backing for pioneering green hydrogen project A consortium comprising Nouryon, Gasunie and four other partners will receive an €11-million European grant […]
13 February 2020
EMS Maritime Offshore operates the Heliport Eemshaven. Now another important milestone has been reached. A supplier contract with Shell Aviation for the future delivery of JET-A1 […]
18 February 2020
The Irish ambassador Kevin Kelly paid an introductory visit to Groningen Seaports on Tuesday 18 February. Mr Kelly was shown around Eemshaven and introduced to the […]
27 February 2020
A consortium of Gasunie, Groningen Seaports and Shell Nederland has launched ambitious NortH2 green hydrogen project NortH2 vision: • Energy from source to customer – from […]
6 April 2020
The heavy cargo vessel Korex SPB No. 2 moored in Beatrixhaven for demobilisation work on 29 March. This imposing vessel with a length of 152.50 and […]
13 May 2020
S4 GroNext has been awarded a 2.8 million grant to invest in production facilities for a new factory in Eemshaven. The new company will be processing […]
14 May 2020
This week the installation ship Blue Tern left the terminal in Eemshaven for the last time to erect the remaining two towers in the Trianel wind […]
18 May 2020
Netherlands-based aluminium producer, Aldel, has secured a commitment from Glencore, one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies, to purchase up to 180,000 tonnes […]
26 May 2020
The contribution of Dutch industry, including that in the Northern Netherlands, from Emmen to Eemshaven, is essential to meeting the Dutch carbon emission targets in 2030 […]
4 June 2020
Today (June 4) Pondera and Rebel announced that they will take over the wind project at the breakwaters in the Eemshaven from YARD ENERGY. YARD developed […]
11 June 2020
QTS Realty Trust (NYSE: QTS), a leading provider of software-defined and mega scale data center solutions, today announced that Duocast, a Dutch internet service provider, has […]
23 June 2020
Netherlands-based aluminium producer, Aldel, is to partner with solar park operator Ecorus in a new initiative which is seeking to accelerate the development of solar power […]
24 June 2020
The Dutch seaports of Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Terneuzen/Vlissingen, Moerdijk, and Groningen (Delfzijl/Eemshaven) have jointly won the ‘World Ports Sustainability Award’. They received the award for a joint […]
29 June 2020
The Seafarers Mission in Eemshaven will open its doors to all seafarers after being forced to close due to the corona crisis, starting Friday the 3rd […]
10 July 2020
Groningen Seaports is to invest over €25 million to make the Heveskes industrial site, located between Chemie Park Delfzijl and the Aldel aluminium plant, suitable for […]
8 September 2020
The first six transition pieces for Ørsted’s Hornsea Two offshore wind farm have arrived from Great Britain at the Buss Terminal in Eemshaven. The wind farm […]
23 September 2020
Bek & Verburg, Groningen Seaports and Impact Recycling are joining forces to recycle net materials using the innovative BOSS technique. This Green Deal Pilot project will […]
30 September 2020
A hydrogen exchange, along the lines of the electricity and gas exchanges, could act as a catalyst for a market for climate-neutral hydrogen. It could also […]
30 October 2020
Groningen, The Netherlands 30 October 2020 – Today, businesses and government bodies in the Northern Netherlands will present their investment plan for hydrogen in their region […]
7 December 2020
Following the launch of the NortH2 project on 27 February 2020, Gasunie, Groningen Seaports and Shell Nederland welcome two new partners, RWE and Equinor to the […]
16 December 2020
This year, Eemshaven and Delfzijl established a notable collaborative effort in the sustainable reuse of waste plastic. The multinationals Bek & Verburg, Impact Recycling and Dunia […]
18 January 2021
Despite the corona and nitrogen crises, the annual figures of Groningen Seaports developed well in 2020. Excellent results were achieved in this special year when it […]
13 April 2021
Groningen Seaports wholeheartedly supports the plans of the Province of Groningen and the Municipality of Het Hogeland to expand Eemshaven and to start work on the […]