The Amsterdam artist Meltem Ulbegi will create the ninth “art container” that is part of the ART-on-a-BOX project, which promotes Amsterdam as a container port. She will do so during the weekend from August 29 through 31 at the Uitmarkt in Amsterdam. The Uitmarkt is cultural event that ushers in the new cultural season and attracts hundreds of thousands of culture aficionados each year.

Cyclists can take in the industrial landscape, plus flora and fauna. On Wednesday, Aug. 27, four recreational cycling routes running through the port area were opened to the public. The port authority has created these marked bicycle routes, each of which has a different character. Information posts at interesting sites provide background information to the users, who will get a good impression of the industry, flora and fauna “living cheek by jowl” in the port area.

The oil port map, which designates the “oil port sections,” has been adjusted in the light of recent developments.

From the 1st of August  Container Company Amsterdam (CCA), part of the Ter Haak Group, has officially been appointed as the emtpy container depot in the Amsterdam regionfor the French carrier CMA-CGM which is originated in Marseille. CMA-CGMbelongs to the top three largest container carriers in the world. The Ter Haak Group has considerably expanded its container depot facilities.

June 30 will see the start of a new, twice-a-week barge service between the Port of Amsterdam and the German hinterland. The new transport link will operate from the Ceres Paragon Terminal in the Port of Amsterdam and will serve all major inland-waterway ports as far away as Basel in Switzerland and Aschaffenburg in Germany.

The Amsterdam RAI congress center will be the venue for TOC  Europe 2008 (Terminal Operations Conference & Exhibition) from June 17 through June 19. The event is being sponsored by the Port of Amsterdam.

The 2007 annual report of the Port of Amsterdam has now come out. Entitled “Make it Yours!”, this publication is building on the port’s eye-catching “tattoo campaign” launched last year. The annual report sheds light on all the major port-related developments seen in 2007. In addition, the annual report looks ahead to the future, in which the to-be-built second sea lock in IJmuiden will figure prominently. The publication also contains interviews with entrepreneurs and local residents giving their personal views.

Amsterdam is the first European port of call for a new service covering the whole of Asia.