Tag: port of Antwerp

Europol has released a joint analysis carried out in collaboration with the ports of Rotterdam, Antwerp, and Hamburg/Bremerhaven to explore criminal networks in EU ports in terms of the risks and challenges for law enforcement.

Antwerp Terminal Services (ATS), a joint venture between MSC PSA Europe Terminal (MPET) and PSA Antwerp (PSAA), yesterday officially launched the world’s first H2 dual fuel straddle carrier in the Port of Antwerp.

Vopak is acquiring the shares of Gunvor Petroleum Antwerp from Gunvor, giving it access to the Gunvor concession in the Antwerp port area. Vopak aims to sustainably redevelop the site.

A CMA CGM containership that was outbound from Antwerp faced potential mechanical troubles, that led to the grounding of the vessel in the Western Scheldt estuary, on January 13.

2022 was a year of challenges for Port of Antwerp-Bruges. Geopolitical tensions, the energy crisis and ongoing disruptions in supply chains made their presence felt and, in addition to shifts within the various commodity flows, put sustained pressure on the container segment.

IBIA welcomes the mandatory bunker measuring systems in major ARA ports and calls for more ports to follow the same path.

Antwerp-Bruges Port Authority and Port of Rotterdam Authority will make it mandatory to use a bunker measuring system (such as a Mass Flow Meter) on board bunker vessels to measure the exact amount of fuel delivered to sea-going vessels.

The terminals on the Antwerp port platform are further preparing themselves to implement Certified Pick up, the container delivery process based on identity rather than PIN codes.

The EU Commission announced it will grant Air Liquide, Fluxys Belgium and Port of Antwerp-Bruges €144.6 million for the construction of shared CO2 transport and export facilities on the Antwerp port platform.

Belgium’s Prime Minister Alexander De Croo proposed a revision of the country’s federal hydrogen strategy during a visit to the Port of Antwerp-Bruges.