Port of Rotterdam Lists its 27 Licensed Bunker Barge Operators
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Thursday March 4, 2021 The
Port of Rotterdam has set out the details of the 27 companies now licensed to operate bunker barges within its waters as it seeks to bring the bunker industry under more regulatory oversight. The new system licensing bunker barge operators at
Rotterdam,
February 1. Some
24 companies were awarded a license at the scheme s launch, and Rotterdam s authorities have now published a list of
27 firms approved to operate barges there. Once granted, the licence lasts for
two years, but can be withdrawn if the supplier is inactive for more than a year.
The new system licensing bunker barge operators at Rotterdam, Schiedam, Vlaardingen, Dordrecht, Zwijndrecht and Papendrecht came into force on February 1.