From classroom to quayside: three workshops on ports within planetary boundaries
Seven of the nine planetary boundaries defined by science have been breached. Ports sit right in the middle of this crisis: as end nodes of the global maritime system, they enable the flows that push the Earth past its limits. This summer, One Planet Port brought that message across in workshops for researchers from the […]
Latest episode of Diepgang: going circular at the local market
In episode three of video series ‘Diepgang’, Christine van Meegen from Studio C.A.R.E. takes to the market in Rotterdam’s Bospolder-Tussendijken neighbourhood. Every Thursday and Saturday, she and local residents collect plastic and other waste with the BoTu Bakje – in exchange for a voucher redeemable for vegetables, lunch, or a small gift at nearby initiatives. […]
‘This is where a transition can happen, and it should’ – One Planet Port in TV series ‘Pioniers’
One Planet Port features in ‘Pioniers’, a six-part TV series by programme maker Eric Creemers. Creemers portrays pioneers building a new economy for the city and the port, and asks experts where things really stand. The series aired in June and July 2026 and can be watched in full on Open Rotterdam. In the final episode, Creemers […]
Who sets the course of the port’s energy transition? Students map the balance of power for OPP
Who sets the course of the port’s energy transition? That question was at the heart of the graduation project of five Master’s students from Erasmus University Rotterdam: Anton Driessen, Elena Kuznetsova Kifulyak, Lucio Cardozo Morales, Thaïs Gaillard and Roan But. For the Master Societal Transitions programme, connected to transitions institute DRIFT, they carried out action […]
New episode of Diepgang: the gap between law and justice
In episode two of video series ‘Diepgang’, Rotterdam resident Rene Visser asks an uncomfortable question: why are international climate agreements and court rulings – including binding ones, such as those of the European Court of Human Rights – so rarely taken seriously? He examines the gap between what is legally established and what governments and […]
One Planet Port launches video series ‘Diepgang – Verhalen uit de haven’
The Port of Rotterdam is the logistical heart of Europe and moves the world. It can feel distant – a vast industrial machine operating on a scale that seems to have little to do with everyday life. But its consequences are anything but abstract – and the stories of people who live and work in […]
From busiest to smartest: Erasmus IHS students make the case to One Planet Port
How can one of Europe’s largest and most complex ports transform itself to operate within planetary boundaries – without sacrificing economic strength or social equity? That was the central question a group of 30 master’s students from the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Erasmus University Rotterdam, took on as a seven-week advisory […]
From vision to implementation: five policy recommendations to transform ports in Europe and Rotterdam
Time is running out. Seven of the nine planetary boundaries have already been breached – and ports can play a decisive role in turning the tide. Realigning ports with ecological limits is urgent, necessary, and a matter of strategic self-interest. One Planet Port’s new Policy Brief equips policymakers in Europe and Rotterdam with the frameworks […]
One Planet Port Guest Lecture at the University of Groningen
One Planet Port recently delivered a guest lecture in the Master’s course Critical Approaches 2025–2026 at the University of Groningen, convened by Dr. Ethemcan Turhan, Associate Professor of Environmental Planning, Politics and Society, and Dr. Christian W. Lamker, Associate Professor of Spatial Planning and Environment. The session examined the interconnected relationship between GDP growth, the […]
One Planet Port joins coalition against ammonia discharge at sea
One Planet Port has joined a coalition of environmental NGOs urging the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to prohibit ships from discharging toxic ammonia waste into the ocean. The coalition, including Environmental Defense Fund, Pacific Environment, and Clean Shipping Coalition, is calling for a precautionary approach where ammonia-fueled ships retain waste onboard and offload it at […]