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. 

For the second year in a row, the “Leef je Uit” Foundation and Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) have organized a Christmas gala dinner for lonely elderly people in Rotterdam. On Tuesday December 19th, a group of 120 elderly were welcomed on the SS Rotterdam for a special evening out.

Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG), CMA CGM and barge operator HTS have together launched the “Ruhr Express” . After a short pilot period, all parties agreed upon continuing the new concept.

On Tuesday October 24th 2017, the MOL Tradition will make her maiden call at the RWG terminal. After the Triumph, Trust and Tribute, the Tradition is MOL’s fourth 20.000 TEU vessel in a series of six. Just like her predecessors, the Tradition is deployed in the FE2 service of The Alliance. With a length of 400 meters and width of 59 meters, the Tradition is one of the largest vessels at present.