Antwerp
Antwerp is a port city on Belgium’s River Scheld. It is operated by Port of Antwerp-Bruges which manages Europe’s second largest port.
Port of Antwerp Bruges sees improved Q1 24 traffic
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 17, 2024 – The Port of Antwerp-Bruges handled a total of 70.4 million tonnes of cargo in Q! 2024, up +2.4% compared...
Six tonnes of cocaine seized near Antwerp port
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 17, 2024 – Cocaine weighing 5,922 kg was seized on April 10 during a raid by special units on a warehouse on an...
Port of Antwerp-Bruges to receive EU grant for cold ironing
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 11, 2024 – The Port of Antwerp-Bruges will receive a European grant of €3.2 million for an OPS (onshore power...
One tonne of cocaine seized in Le Havre port
Le Havre, France (Ports Europe) March 14, 2024 – French customs seized more than 1,000 kg of cocaine in the country’s second-largest port of Le Havre...
Container transport in rail freight transport in Germany, 2005-2022
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) March 5, 2024 – The Federal Office for Logistics and Mobility (BALM – Bundesamt für Logistik und Mobilität) has...
DEME publishes improved financial results for 2023
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 28, 2024 – DEME (Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering NV) has published financial results for 2023. A...
Nokia, Liberty Global partner on Network-as-a-Service technology in Port of Antwerp
Helsinki, Finland (Ports Europe) February 22, 2024 – Nokia and Liberty Global have announced a partnership in which Liberty Global’s Belgian subsidiary...
St. Petersburg port and drugs
St. Petersburg, Russia (Ports Europe) February 20, 2024 – More than 1,200 kg of cocaine was seized in the Big Port of St. Petersburg in January in a...
Eurostat: Top 10 cargo ports in the EU
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 29, 2024 – The Eurostat organisation has published a report – Key figures on European transport – 2023. It...
Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd alliance threatens Port of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 26, 2024 – Earlier this month, A.P. Moller-Maersk announced the signing of an agreement for a new long-term...
EU to fight drugs in ports – Antwerp in focus
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 23, 2024 – To combat the tsunami of drugs flooding European ports, on January 24 senior representatives from some 20...
Port of Antwerp-Bruges reports cargo traffic down -5.5% in 2023
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 10, 2024 – The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has reported total cargo traffic of 271.3 million tonnes, down -5.5% on the...
China economy best connected to the global liner shipping network in Q3 2023
Geneva, Switzerland (Ports Europe) December 26, 2023 – China was the economy best connected to the global liner shipping network in the third quarter of...
North Sea Port invests in Port of Antwerp-Bruges’ Pipelink
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 18, 2023 – North Sea Port is to become a minority shareholder in Pipelink, currently a wholly owned subsidiary...
Port of Antwerp to utilise hydrogen-powered tugboat
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 13, 2023 – Port of Antwerp-Bruges and CMB.TECH have announced today that the Hydrotug 1, the first...
Port of Antwerp considers concession for hydrogen imports
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 7, 2023 – The Port of Antwerp is evaluating a concession site for hydrogen import terminals. This is part of...
Singapore is the top maritime centre for 10th consecutive year
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) September 25, 2023 – For the 10th year in a row, Singapore ranks first in the Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping...