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Rotterdam’s Container Challenge: Alliances, Disruptions & the Future of Shipping

Rotterdam’s Container Challenge: Alliances, Disruptions & the Future of Shipping

Update: 2025-09-09
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The Port of Rotterdam — Europe’s biggest container port — faces global shipping disruptions, new alliances, and the challenge of building a sustainable supply chain.
Rotterdam is under pressure, but it’s also leading the way — balancing container chaos with innovation, resilience, and bold sustainability goals.


In this episode of the Freight Buyers’ Club Podcast, produced with the support of Ontegos Cloud [https://www.ontegos.cloud/], Mike King sits down with Hanna Stelzel, Director of Containers at the Port of Rotterdam Authority, to discuss how Europe’s biggest port is navigating container shipping chaos.


We cover:



  • Container alliances, service changes & Red Sea reroutings

  • ⏱ Delays, hinterland challenges & inland barge disruptions

  • Tariffs, trade shifts & global supply chain volatility

  • Rotterdam’s push to be the world’s cleanest, most sustainable port by 2050


Whether you’re a shipper, forwarder, or supply chain professional, this deep-dive reveals how Rotterdam is adapting to constant disruption — and what it means for the future of container logistics.


#PortOfRotterdam #ContainerShipping #SupplyChain #FreightBuyersClub #Logistics #Shipping

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Rotterdam’s Container Challenge: Alliances, Disruptions & the Future of Shipping

Rotterdam’s Container Challenge: Alliances, Disruptions & the Future of Shipping

Mike King