Overview
Lobbying Costs
75,000€
Financial year: Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
15
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Havenbedrijf Rotterdam NV (Port of Rotterdam)
EU Transparency Register
930637620172-95 First registered on 05 Jan 2016
Goals / Remit
The objective of the Port of Rotterdam Authority is to enhance the port of Rotterdam’s competitive position as a logistics hub and a world-class industrial complex. The Port of Rotterdam Authority manages, operates and develops the port and industrial area of Rotterdam. Not only in terms of size, but also in terms of quality. The Port Authority is responsible for maintaining the safe and smooth handling of all shipping. We invest in the development of the existing port area, in new port sites, public infrastructure and in handling shipping.
Main EU files targeted
- TEN-T / Connecting Europe Facility transport - Rail freight transport - Maritime transport - EU ETS - Port Reception Facilities - Reporting Formalities Directive - Energy Union - Renewable energy directive - Combined transport directive - Alternative fuels - Circular Economy
Address
Head Office
Wilhelminakade 909
Rotterdam 3002 AP
NETHERLANDSEU Office
Rue d’Arlon 69
Brussel 1000
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 07 May 2020
Name Start date End Date Ms Kirsten Zondervan 25 Jan 2020 01 Feb 2021 Ms Kirsten Zondervan 04 Jan 2019 01 Jan 2020 Mr Mark DRIESSEN 05 Oct 2017 29 Sep 2018 Mr Xander Japin 25 Apr 2017 08 Apr 2018 Ms Kirsten Zondervan 25 Apr 2017 07 Apr 2018 Mr Mark Dijk 30 Mar 2016 25 Mar 2017 Mr Xander Japin 30 Mar 2016 25 Mar 2017 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
- European Sea Ports Organisation (www.espo.be)
- European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Rhine-Alpine (http://egtc-rhine-alpine.eu/)
- European Logistics Platform (http://www.european-logistics-platform.eu)Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
75,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
2,211,392 € (Source: see below d))
Other financial info
CEF Energy (TEN E) Porthos (FEED)
CEF Transport (TEN T) SecureNL
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Digital Transport and Logistics Forum#E03280 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3280 #Member #C#European Sustainable Shipping Forum (ESSF)#E02869 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=2869 #Not a member #C#Sustainable Alternative Power for Shipping- Mid- to Long-Term Solutions for Maritime GHG Emissions Reductions
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
11 september 2019: 'The Added Value of Ports' in Brussels
Other activities
Port of Rotterdam is actively involved in the corridorfora and workinggroups of ports and waterway managers of the Rhine-Alpine, North Sea-Mediterranean and North Sea-Baltic corridors
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Meetings
15 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 11 May 2023 Location Rotterdam Subject Energy transition in European ports Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 10 May 2022 Location Rotterdam, the Netherlands Subject boat trip and official presentation of the port’s hydrogen ambitions Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 26 Apr 2022 Location Brussels Subject REPower EU, Gas package Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Tatiana Marquez Uriarte (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 May 2021 Location Online Subject "Hydrogen coffee" meeting on transporting hydrogen by sea, including the role of ports play within the hydrogen ecosystem and the international trade of Europe. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
- Stefano Grassi (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Mar 2021 Location Conference call Subject Introductory meeting to present the port of Rotterdam Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Rachel Smit (Cabinet member)
- Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner)
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Date 11 Nov 2020 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Videoconference on Readiness for the end of the transition period (Brexit) DG Taxation and Customs Union Attending - Gerassimos Thomas (Director-General)
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Date 04 Mar 2020 Location Brussels Subject The European Green Deal Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Mar 2020 Location Brussels Subject Discussion on the European Green Deal, smart sector integration and industry decarbonisation, hydrogen Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Helena Hinto (Cabinet member)
- Kitti Nyitrai (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Jun 2018 Location Brussels Subject Energy transition and the energy intensive industry Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 08 Jun 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject clean energy transition DG Energy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 20 Oct 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Energy policy DG Energy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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Date 19 Dec 2016 Location Brussels Subject Meeting with Mr Castelein, CEO of Port of Rotterdam Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Friedrich-Nikolaus von Peter (Cabinet member)
- Violeta Bulc (Commissioner)
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Date 28 Sep 2016 Location Brussels - Belgium Subject TEN-T Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Desiree Oen (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject Digital single market Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Bernardus Smulders (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 22 Feb 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Port Regulation DG Mobility and Transport Attending - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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