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: slight growth in the first half of the year
The total throughput of Port of Antwerp-Bruges was 147.2 million tonnes in the first six months of this year, an increase of 1.4% compared to the same period...
Port of Antwerp-Bruges: merger of the ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge creates Europe’s largest export port
The ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge will from now on continue their growth trajectory under one name: Port of Antwerp-Bruges. At the extraordinary general...
Impact Russia – Ukraine conflict on Port of Antwerp
Permanent monitoring with customers and competent authorities Port of Antwerp expresses its support and empathy for all the human suffering caused by the...
Port of Antwerp interested in new inland port in Belgrade
The Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure in the Government of Serbia, Tomislav Momirović, stated today that the Port of Antwerp is...
Rotterdam tops ranking of port carbon polluters
Transport & Environment – Press Release – February 2, 2022 The port of Rotterdam is associated with almost 14 million tonnes of CO2 each year,...
Port of Antwerp reports near 4% cargo growth in 2021
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 17, 2022 – The Port of Antwerp registered total cargo throughput in 2021 of 240 million tons, growth of 3.8%...
Belgian competition authority clears merger between the ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 11, 2022 – The Belgian competition authority (ABC) has approved the de facto merger between the port of Antwerp...
Chile signs MOU with two ports in Europe to promote green hydrogen production
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) November 9, 2021 – Chile’s Minister of Energy and Mining, Juan Carlos Jobet, and Tine Van der Straeten,...
Port of Antwerp sees slight rise in cargo traffic
Antwerp, Belgium (PortSEurope) October 20, 2021 – In January-September 2021 the Port of Antwerp reported total cargo of 179.1 million tonnes, up +4.8% on...
The opening ceremony of the joint project of Baku Port and Antwerp Port takes place
The opening ceremony of the “Human Factor: Safety, Protection and Health” project jointly implemented by Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC and...
Port of Antwerp reports improved first half of 2021
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) July 13, 2021 – In the first half of 2021, 120 million tons were transhipped by the Port of Antwerp, up 5% on the same...
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...
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...
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 signs 10-year service agreement with rail operator Lineas Intermodal
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a comprehensive 10-year Kalmar Care service agreement with leading European rail operator Lineas Intermodal – June...