The Latest Breaking News from Rotterdam

‘Hop on the boat and wake up in Spain’: readers’ favourite ferry breaks from the UK

From Rotterdam to Bilbao, our tipsters recommend the best trips by ferry

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2025

Dutch Lead Charge On Electric Inland Vessels

At a windswept container park near the sprawling port of Rotterdam, a crane slots a 30-tonne white battery into a transporter vessel, enough to provide eight hours of zero-emissions freight.

International Business Times · Sep 25, 2025

Alleged cocaine-smuggling kingpin said to have earned €230m goes on trial

Heavy security as Flor Bressers, 39, appears in Brussels court where 30 suspected accomplices will also be tried

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2025

Swimming in urban waterways across the world should be a right, say campaigners

Swimmable Cities summit in Rotterdam wants to change cleanliness of waterways and people’s relationship to them

The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2025

Netherlands still backs Israeli F-35 ‘supply chain of death’: Report

Maersk ships between the US and Israel carrying F-35 components are routed through Rotterdam, a grassroots group claims.

Al Jazeera · Jun 5, 2025

20 Comics By A Medical Student Who Never Had The Guts To Become A Comic Artist, But Finally Dared To

I've wanted to draw comics for a while now but never really had the guts to, but I decided to take the plunge! Here are some I made in the last couple of weeks. The style is a little inconsistent as I'm still trying to find what looks best. I'm…

Bored Panda · May 23, 2025

‘I can understand comparisons between this current Manchester United team and the 1991 Cup Winners’ Cup Winners’ Brian McClair on why defeat to Tottenham Hotspur could have huge ramifications for his former club

Manchester United legend McClair was part of the side that defeated Barcelona in Rotterdam – a win which helped to kick-start the glory days at Old Trafford

FourFourTwo · May 16, 2025

‘Migration is not always a story of suffering’: the Dutch museum telling the full story of global diaspora

Set to become a major cultural destination, Fenix Rotterdam shows the harsh realities of the migrant experience alongside esoteric art – giving a necessary and nuanced view of the subject’s fraught politics

The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2025

Rotterdam unveils a museum about migration while anti-foreigner sentiment rises in Europe

A new museum is opening in the Netherlands focused on migration

The Independent UK · May 15, 2025

Child damages Mark Rothko painting estimated at €50m in Dutch museum

A painting by American artist Mark Rothko, valued at up to €50 million, has been damaged by a child at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam.

Euronews · Apr 29, 2025