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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.

Air Liquide receives EU grant for renewable project in Antwerp

Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 10, 2024 – French company Air Liquide has been awarded a grant of 110 million euros from the European Innovation...

Record 9,500 kg of cocaine for Antwerp seized in Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (Ports Europe) December 7, 2024 – A record 9.5 tonnes of cocaine were seized in the Dominican Republic’s largest port...

Total cargo handled by Belgian seaports was 72.2 mt, up 0.4%, in Q2 24

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 5, 2024 – In Q2 2024, Belgian seaports handled 72.2 million tonnes (Mt) of cargo. This compares with 70.3 Mt in...

North Sea Port, Terra Mater work with Brazil’s Petrom to produce sustainable aviation fuel

Ghent, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 1, 2024 – North Sea Port and Ghent-based Terra Mater BV are working with Brazil’s Petrom to produce...

Port of Antwerp receives first electric tugboat

Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 29, 2024 – The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has taken receipt of six energy-efficient tugboats. The delivery includes...

Euroports orders Konecranes equipment for Ghent terminal

Ghent, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 29, 2024 – Euroports Group has ordered a Generation 6 Konecranes Gottwald ESP.7B Mobile Harbor Crane for its bulk...

Nearly 5 tons of cocaine seized in Antwerp port

Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 25, 2024 – Last Friday, the local authorities seized 4.78 tons of cocaine hidden in containers at the port. As...

Port of Antwerp-Bruges sees cargo traffic up 3% in Jan-Sep 2024

Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 22, 2024 – In January-September 2024, the Port of Antwerp-Bruges recorded total cargo throughput of 210.5...

More than 4.5 tonnes of cocaine seized in Antwerp port

Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 5, 2024 – More than 4.5 tonnes of cocaine, hidden in a container with bananas were seized by customs officials...

North Sea Port sees nine-month cargo slightly up

Gent, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 4, 2024 – In the first nine months of 2024, North Sea Port handled 50.3 million tons of seaborne cargo...

Italian-Colombian anti-drug operation leads to high profile arrests

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) October 28, 2024 – Co-operation between the Italian authorities, Colombian law enforcement, and Europol has led to the arrests...

Port of Antwerp-Bruges reports improved Q3 2024 cargo traffic

Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) October 22, 2024 – After nine months, the Port of Antwerp-Bruges recorded total cargo traffic of 210.5 million tonnes, a...

North Sea port seeks new CEO

Ghent, B (Ports Europe) October 17, 2024 – The CEO of North Sea Port, Daan Schalck, will be stepping down at the end of the year for personal reasons....

Scanners and 50 extra staff in Zeebrugge port against drug smuggling

Zeebrugge, Belgium (Ports Europe) October 4, 2024 – 50 additional staff members will be employed and two mobile cargo scanners will be acquired in...

Port of Antwerp drones have carried out at least 7,000 operations

Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) October 3, 2024 – The Port of Antwerp-Bruges drones network has already carried out at least 7,000 operations in recent...

Cocaine destined for Belgium seized in Dominican Rep

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (Ports Europe) October 2, 2024 – On September 30, the National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD) said that the shipment...

62 kg of cocaine seized in Antwerp port

Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) September 22, 2024 – 62 kg of cocaine hidden in a container with bananas from Costa Rica were seized on September 20 by...

Colombia seizes cocaine bound for Antwerp, Belgium

San José, Costa Rica (Ports Europe) September 20, 2024 – The authorities have seized around 1 ton of cocaine hydrochloride hidden in a shipment of...

PSA Antwerp, Port of Antwerp-Bruges develop the Europa Terminal

Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) September 19, 2024 – Since the beginning of last year, PSA Antwerp and the Port of Antwerp-Bruges have been working to...

43 kg of cocaine seized in Antwerp port – again a teenager arrested

Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) September 15, 2024 – Customs officers found 43 kg of cocaine, with a street value of between 1.3 and 3 million euros in...

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