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Rotterdam port economist Bart Kuipers retires but will stay involved
Bart Kuipers, 67, is retiring this month from his role as a port economist at Erasmus University.
Known as “Mister Container,” he has focused his research on Rotterdam's port, logistics and freight transport.
Kuipers has been connected to Erasmus University since 2008.
He has spent 30 years researching the port and related transport.
His retirement does not mean he is saying goodbye to the port.
He has described cycling around the port in the evening as unsettling but beautiful.
Rotterdam port economist Bart Kuipers is retiring this month but says he will remain involved with the port.
Kuipers, 67, has researched the Port of Rotterdam, logistics and freight transport for 30 years.
He has been affiliated with Erasmus University as a port economist since 2008.
He is known as “Mister Container” and is described as the Netherlands’ leading port economist.
- Who
- Bart Kuipers, a 67-year-old port economist.
- What
- He is retiring but says he will remain involved with the port.
- When
- This month, according to the article published on October 31, 2026.
- Where
- The Port of Rotterdam.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Kuipers researched the Port of Rotterdam, logistics and freight transport.
Kuipers has been affiliated with Erasmus University as a port economist.
Kuipers is retiring but says he will remain involved with the port.
- Age
- 67
- Research experience
- 30 years
- Erasmus University affiliation
- Since 2008
- Retirement
- October 2026
What people are saying
That does not mean I am saying goodbye to the port.