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Meet Port of Moerdijk and Van der Vlist at the new shortsea event

Port of Moerdijk and Van der Vlist Transport Group will speak at a new shortsea event. The first edition of Short Sea Commodities will take place on Thursday, January 25 in the Mariott Hotel Rotterdam. Port of Moerdijk is a proud sponsor of this shortsea event! Make sure you're there. Register via the event website: Register for Short Sea Commodities 24.

Short Sea Commodities is the new shortsea event about the transport of containerized bulk, dry bulk and breakbulk between European destinations. The aim of this international meeting is to connect the European maritime logistics sector with the trading sector. Speakers will discuss the latest trends in the various flows of goods and all kinds of other developments in ports and maritime logistics throughout Europe.

Van der Vlist Transport Group is also present. They present their new breakbulk terminal, which is currently being developed in the port of Moerdijk. 

A number of topics that will be discussed between 10:30 AM - 6:00 PM.

  • State of the Eurozone and Europe's main economies;
  • Latest and future geopolitical and supply chain challenges;
  • Reshoring, nearshoring, friendshoring;
  • Sustainable shipping;
  • New breakbulk and offshore wind terminals in Moerdijk, Setúbal, Cork;
  • The future of commodity shipping in ports; 
  • Global steel market.