Belgium
Belgium is a country located on the North Sea, North of France. the country is a member state of the European Union (EU). Its main seaport is Antwerp-Bruges. Some of the country is included in the North Sea Port group.
Third drug seizure in a month in Belgium’s North Sea Port
Ghent, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 18, 2024 – Drugs were again found in Belgium’s North Sea Port Ghent during the inspection of a coal ship on April 13....
North Sea Port sees decline in cargo throughput in Q1 24
Ghent, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 18, 2024 – Seaborne cargo transhipment at North Sea Port was down -3.2% in the first quarter of this year compared to...
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...
DEME has released its 2023 annual report
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 29, 2024 – DEME has released its 2023 annual report which records a +22% increase in the orderbook and a...
BilbOPS to be presented at Connecting Europe Days 2024
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 27, 2024 – The BilbOPS project to electrify the docks of the Port of Bilbao (cold ironing) will be featured in the...
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...
Port of Antwerp-Bruges ordered to pay €41 million to DP World
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 20, 2024 – A split ICSID tribunal has ordered the Port of Antwerp-Bruges to pay €41 million plus costs and...
Belgium: Customs seizes 10 million cigarettes in Zeebrugge
News Release – Belgian customs have intercepted a container with almost 11 million (10,830,000) Chinese cigarettes in Zeebrugge, worth 5.2 million euros...
Gantrex acquired Liftcom, targets PCS
Nivelles, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 15, 2024 – Gantrex Group, with its majority shareholder Argos Wityu, has acquired Liftcom to support its...
Szczecin-Świnoujście accepted in Offshore Wind Port Alliance
Swinoujscie, Poland (Ports Europe) February 12, 2024 – The Offshore Wind Port Alliance, created in January 2023 by the largest maritime wind energy ports in...
North Sea Port sees cargo traffic down -11% in 2023
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 16, 2024 – North Sea Port handled considerably fewer goods by sea last year than in the peak year of 2022. Total...
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...
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...