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See and be seen
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The traditional trade exhibition
Breakbulk Europe takes place
in Antwerp at the end of May.
Our large stand and significant
presence at this event will again
strengthen relationships with the
various suppliers and players in the
market. As the Chinese are wont to
say, one visit is no visit – you have
to consistently show your face.
Breakbulk is an important market for
our ports because it offers a high level of
employment, which is at least as significant
as the cargo involved. The Port of Amsterdam
stimulated participation in Breakbulk Europe
and commissioned Amports to realise the
logistics involved. To me, this is a clear sign
of the excellent cooperation between the
various parties active in the ports of the
Amsterdam Metropolitan Region.
It is always a good thing that we show our
collective face at the various exhibitions. The
recent English language edition of our cruise
special magazine was widely distributed
at the world’s largest cruise exhibition in
Miami. This issue is (as you can see!) is also
being published in an English version and
will reach a large international audience at
Breakbulk Europe.
Our annual Port Guide with information
about the Amsterdam Metropolitan Region,
the seaports on the North Sea Canal
and overviews of the clusters, terminals,
authorities and maritime services, is handed
out during international exhibitions and
trade missions as well as being presented to
guests visiting our region.
Support
Amports also aims to strengthen ties
within our region as much as it does at
the European and intercontinental level.
Our ‘Tulpenborrel’ event at the Felison
Cruise Terminal, a new social initiative that
attracted many members, was successful.
Breakbulk is an
important market for
our ports because it
offers a high level of
employment
And, as this issue goes to press, we’re
receiving many enthusiastic registrations for
the upcoming Port Golf Tournament.
Interest in our monthly digital newsletter
the ‘Havenflits’ is increasing too. Moreover,
Amports now has almost 4,000 followers on
Twitter (@amports).
One of the roles of Amports is to find and
maintain support within the ports in the
North Sea Canal area, and we will continue to
do so in the future.
NEXT ISSUE (DUTCH LANGUAGE)
In the next edition of Zeehavens
Amsterdam we will be meeting the main
players in the port. Our theme will be
the labour market and education as we
look more closely at the competencies
required of the port professionals of today
and tomorrow. What challenges are they
facing and what is expected of them
over the coming five years? How are port
companies and the maritime/technical
training colleges addressing these issues?
We will also be talking with various young
people to gain their insight into how it is
to work in the port and see how that plays
out in practice. All this and more in the
next issue, which will be published in the
end of June.