Petroleum – its extraction, refining, transformation, and consumption – has shaped our built environment in visible…
Portus Portrait
PORTUS PORTRAIT
The richness of this section of the Magazine consists in the representation of the different realities and peculiarities of port cities, as well as of the specific problems, complexity and forms of relationship, planning and governance solutions, also with a look at maritime history and identity. It is a thematic approach that aims to offer an image – therefore a “portrait” – of the city and its specificities linked to the presence of a port or a sea or river waterfront.
Rotterdam: A Historical Perspective for the Future
Small but beautiful The fishing village of Rotterdam was founded in 1270 when the river Rotte,…
Caland Against the Tides: The Turbulent History of the New Waterway
A simple plan for a complicated problem When the idea for a new waterway from the…
Sustainable Ports: Moving Toward Responsible Cargo Focus
Ports have a relationship with their urban environment; they transship goods that are destined to the…
Rotterdam Port and its Innovation Roadmap
Port generations Beginning as a first generation cargo port, the Port of Rotterdam has developed through…
Energy Transition and the Port of Rotterdam. A Disruptive Circular Economy Opportunity?
History intertwined with fossils Rotterdam was the world’s busiest port from 1962 to 2004 [1], growing…
Mapping the Distribution Centres in the Rotterdam Port Region
Government officials and companies have branded the Netherlands a distribution country, or Gateway to Europe, since…
Making the Future Port City in Rotterdam’s Makers District
The Rotterdam Makers District extends to the west and south of Rotterdam city center, divided by…
Nurturing Talent in the Port City of Rotterdam
Rotterdam’s education system has the wind in its sails, but at the same time it’s all…
Rotterdam Underground: In-Depth History, Present and Future
Urban Undergrounds The history of Rotterdam is marked by spatial expansion. Its initial location was on…
It’s Time for a Third Miracle of Rotterdam
At the end of the nineteenth century, a miracle took place in Rotterdam. Until then, this…
Envisioning the Port of Rotterdam in a 100% Circular Economy
The port of Rotterdam – whose freight throughput of about 470 million tonnes places it among…
Driving Force for Cross-Border Collaboration: Positioning Port-City Regions in the Eurodelta
The Eurodelta is a densely urbanised megaregion with approximately 45 million inhabitants. It is an area…
Magpie: Port of Rotterdam Led Collaboration Working Towards a Zero-Emission Port
As of October 1st, 2021, the Port of Rotterdam takes the lead in a new European…
Archipelago of Knowledge. A Diffuse Campus
The Archipelago of Knowledge is a new spatial strategy for the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands,…