12 January 2015
A new liner service between East Coast Sweden, Northern Holland and The Humber commences in 2015. Baltic Euro Lines is a joint venture established between two […]
13 February 2015
Expansion to help meet growing worldwide demand for AGILON performance silica PPG Industries announced that it is increasing precipitated silica production capacity at its Delfzijl, Netherlands, […]
19 March 2015
Work in Beatrixhaven has reached the completion phase. The heavy load quay is getting the finishing touch and dredging work is well on its way. The […]
19 March 2015
The construction of the Google building means that two existing farms will disappear. However, these farms are frequently used by bats, which due to the demolition […]
19 March 2015
On 1 January Reym B.V. took over the company CLD in Delfzijl from Gebroeders Borg. This is the former plant of Dow Chemicals (formerly Rohm and […]
6 May 2015
Yesterday evening at around 19.00 hours, the port authority Groningen Seaports welcomed the Norwegian MS Kvitbjørn in Eemshaven, the first time it received a seagoing vessel […]
12 June 2015
OCI N.V. (NYSE Euronext: OCI) today announced it has reached agreement to acquire BioMCN, a methanol producer and pioneer in bio-methanol production based in The Netherlands, […]
14 September 2015
Capacity expansion in the European market Eco-friendly product with a wide application range Specific growth in one of Evonik’s core businesses On September […]
14 July 2016
Important step toward the largest and most sustainable malting location in Europe Holland Malt announced on 14th July that it will expand its malting plant in […]
9 February 2017
AkzoNobel, Avantium, Chemport Europe, RWE and Staatsbosbeheer create a breakthrough technology deployment to accelerate the biobased economy Avantium, a leading chemical technology company and forerunner in […]
10 February 2017
Start shipping components for Nordsee One wind farm The MPI Enterprise, an installation vessel of the international shipping company Vroon, came into Eemshaven on February 7th. […]
7 July 2017
Carbon emissions to be replaced by water vapour if natural gas is switched for hydrogen. Cooperation with Statoil and Gasunie started. Vattenfall and its Dutch subsidiary […]
28 September 2017
Today Whitehelm Capital and Royal Vopak announce a change in ownership in Vopak Terminal Eemshaven, a joint venture terminal in the Netherlands between Vopak and NIBC […]
7 November 2017
The logistics service provider of conditioned products Sealane Coldstorage BV is expanding its activities at Eemshaven. There will be a new cold store with a storage […]
26 January 2018
Since 15 January a new service provider has been operating in Groningen’s seaports: towage company Port Towage Groningen (PTG). This takes the number of towage companies […]
27 February 2018
Thursday 22 February 2018 saw another celebratory and important step towards clean and emission-free driving: The hydrogen filling station in Delfzijl opened for business. Together with […]
22 March 2018
Van Merksteijn International (VMI) has recently ordered technical equipment from the Italian company Danieli for an integrated steel plant to be built in Eemshaven. This will […]
23 March 2018
The preparations for building the infrastructure for the heliport in Eemshaven have started. The contract documents for building the basic infrastructure have now been put out […]
6 April 2018
Cas König speaker at International Trade Day in Leeuwarden on 23 April From 22 to 27 April 2018, the Netherlands will be hosting the WTCA General […]
19 April 2018
Scope includes port logistics services for 88 wind turbines needed for windfarm Hohe See and Albatros Components will be transported by barges to Orange Blue Terminal […]
17 May 2018
On Thursday 17 May 2018 Groningen Seaports was once again awarded the coveted EcoPorts certificate, making it the world’s first seaport to receive it for the […]
19 June 2018
Eemshaven lives and breathes offshore wind. At the beginning of this year the finishing touches were put to the Nordsee One wind farm from Eemshaven. This […]
16 November 2018
On the Thursday afternoon of 15 November, Wijnne Barends Logistics received the breakbulk vessel Ioanna D in Eemshaven. This vessel, with a length of 180 metres […]
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 […]
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 […]
27 March 2019
Avantium has decided to locate the new demonstration plant for its Mekong technology in Chemie Park Delfzijl, the Netherlands. The construction of the demonstration plant – […]
30 April 2019
Low basis, de-risked market entry with substantial existing growth capacity QTS Realty Trust, a leading provider of software-defined and mega scale data center solutions announced today, as […]
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 […]
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 […]
4 December 2019
Groningen Seaports goes for long-term partnerships to bring an end to the growth in plastic soup in our oceans Dublin, Delfzijl, 4 december 2019 Groningen Seaports […]
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 […]
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 […]
13 March 2020
As revealed by the media yesterday, our government has taken drastic measures to combat the coronavirus. This also affects the works of Groningen Seaports. Hereby we […]
20 March 2020
Dear Groningen Seaports contact, It has now been a week since the government took drastic measures in the fight against the corona virus. Since then, all […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
14 September 2021
J. Wildeman Storage & Logistics, specialising in the storage of hazardous goods and associated logistics services, has expanded its location at Farmsumerpoort business park with its […]