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.
PSA Antwerp trialing hydrogen-powered tractor in green energy bid
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) May 17, 2021 – PSA Antwerp has announced that it will trial a Terberg hydrogen-powered terminal tractor and mobile...
PIONEERS consortium coordinated by Port of Antwerp takes lead in greening of European ports
An international consortium of 46 partners led by the Port of Antwerp will receive a €25 million grant from the European Horizon 2020 programme. The PIONEERS...
Grimaldi launches Antwerp-Cork direct freight line
Naples, 29 April 2021 The Grimaldi Group is significantly strengthening its presence in the Republic of Ireland with the launch of a feeder ro-ro service...
Port of Antwerp reports solid Q1 2021 cargo throughput
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 26, 2021 – In the first quarter of 2021, the Port of Antwerp reported total freight traffic of 59.1 million tonnes,...
MSC to operate Antwerp and Vienna freight rail service
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) February 25, 2021 – Starting in April this year, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is to manage a twice-weekly freight...
Ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge to merge
Antwerp, Belgium (PortSEurope) February 15, 2021 – The City of Antwerp and the City of Bruges have announced that their respective ports will merge into...
Ukraine discusses cooperation with the Belgian port of Ghent
The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine is interested in cooperation with the Belgian port of Ghent in the field of concession projects in the port industry,...
Record container traffic for Port of Antwerp in 2020
Antwerp, Belgium (PortSEurope) January 19, 2021 – The Port of Antwerp handled 231 million metric tonnes of cargo in 2020, a fall of 3.1% compared to...
DEME joins the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance
DEME has joined the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance, supporting the EU’s ambitious hydrogen and decarbonisation strategy. With this membership DEME...
Boluda Towage Europe will provide towing services in Zeebrugge port
Zeebrugge, Belgium (PortSEurope) July 31, 2020 – Boluda Towage Europe, a Boluda Towage subsidiary operating in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and the...
Growth of North Sea Port in 2019 also visible in financial results for 2019
In 2019, North Sea Port set a new record for seaborne cargo transhipment of 71.5 million tonnes. This growth and, above all, the issue of more land are...
Leixões port launches new connection to Belgium
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) July 3, 2020 – Operated by CLdN and Yilport Leixões, the new service will provide access to new routes with origin and...
COSCO SHIPPING Ports reports container throughput down 3.7% in May
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) June 16, 2020 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd has published container (TEU) throughput for May 2020, which records total...
Kalmar to supply DR depots with lifting equipment
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has concluded an order to supply DR Depots with nine empty container handlers and one Kalmar Gloria reachstacker. The order, which...
FESCO starts container train to deliver cars from China to Europe
FESCO Transportation Group (FESCO) has been expanding its geography of transit services and has launched a container train for expedited delivery of cars from...
Port of Antwerp cargo traffic remains stable
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) May 25, 2020 – Despite the effects of the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, Antwerp port has reported growth of 0.4% in the...
COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd records near 5% fall in container traffic in March
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) April 17, 2020 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd has published container (TEU) throughput for March 2020, which records total...