On Tuesday December 18th, the third edition of the annual Christmas gala dinner for lonely elderly people took place. The dinner was organized by the ‘Leef je Uit’ Foundation and Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG). A group of 120 elderly were welcomed on the SS Rotterdam for a special evening out. 

The CMA CGM Louis Bleriot will have its maiden call at RWG on Monday 10 december 2018. The Louis Bleriot is the third 20.954 TEU vessel of CMA CGM in a series of three. The newest container ship giant was built in 2018 and is one of the world's most fuel efficient and environmentally friendly ships.

The CMA CGM Jean Mermoz will have its maiden call at RWG on Sunday 15 July 2018. The Jean Mermoz is the second 20,600 TEU vessel of CMA CGM in a series of three. The ship, with a length of 400 meters and a width of 59 meters, is one of the largest ships of the moment and is also one of the world’s most fuel efficient and environmentally friendly ships.

On June 21st 2018, Ronald Lugthart joined the Board of Directors of Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) and appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). RWG’s shareholders DP World, CMA-CGM, APL, HMM en MOL appointed Ronald Lugthart also as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Until now he held the position of managing director.

On Monday June 4, a group of 50 lonely elderly people were welcomed on the RWG terminal and Maasvlakte 2. The event was organized by the Leef je uit Foundation in cooperation with RWG.