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.
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...
Port of Antwerp-Bruges handled 204.4 mln tonnes of cargo in the first nine months of 2023
Antwerp, Belgium (PortSEurope) October 24, 2023 – In the first nine months of 2023, the Port of Antwerp-Bruges handled 204.4 million tonnes of cargo,...
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...
Port of Antwerp sees first-half cargo traffic down -5.5%
Antwerp, Belgium (PortSEurope) July 24, 2023 – Total cargo throughput of Port of Antwerp-Bruges was 139 million tonnes in the first six months of this...
EU Commissioner Kadri Simson visits Port of Antwerp-Bruges
Antwerp, Belgium (PortSEurope) July 7, 2023 – Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy, has visited the Port of Antwerp and was hosted by Jacques...
AdSP President Pino Musolino visits Antwerp-Bruges, Rotterdam
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) June 30, 2023 – A study trip to the main European ports, to learn and import the best port practices into the Italian port...
Port of Antwerp-Bruges launches drone network
Antwerp, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 23, 2023 – The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has launched the ‘D-Hive drone-in-a-box’ network with coverage...
Top container ports in the EU in 2022
Rotterdam, The Netherlands (Ports Europe) June 5, 2023 – Most EU ports handled less containers in 2022, compared to 2021. The Q1 2023 TEU results of the top...
Ports and power purchase agreements set to grow
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) May 13, 2023 – While it is not common for ports to have Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) contracts for electricity, some...
Port of Antwerp launches ‘D-Hive drone-in-a-box’
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) May 8, 2023 – The Port of Antwerp has launched the ‘D-Hive drone-in-a-box’ project. Six autonomous drones...
PSA Breakbulk launches Port of Antwerp’s first Project Cargo Ecosystem
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 20, 2023 – PSA Breakbulk officially launched the Port of Antwerp’s first Project Cargo Ecosystem (PCE) in Belgium...
Port of Antwerp-Bruges sees Q1 2023 cargo traffic down over -4%
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 18, 2023 – Total cargo throughput of Port of Antwerp-Bruges amounted to 68.7 million metric tonnes in Q1 2023, down...
Port of Antwerp-Bruges stable in 2022
Port of Antwerp-Bruges holds its own in a year full of geopolitical challenges – January 11, 2023 2022 was a year of challenges for Port of...
EU ports recover in 2021 – Eurostat
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) November 17, 2022 – European Union ports showed recovery in cargo handled in 2021, according to the latest figures from...