The Port of Rotterdam and Port of Antwerp-Bruges reported declining cargo volumes in the first quarter of 2025, as both major European maritime hubs navigate challenging global trade conditions and…
https://gcaptain.com/major-european-ports-face-headwinds-in-q1-as-global-trade-tensions-rise/
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In the list of the world’s largest container ports, all three locations listed there have lost handling volumes and have each slipped down two places as a result. Although Rotterdam remains … |
https://maritime-professionals.com/hamburg-falls-from-top-20-global-container-ports/
Authorities at the port of Antwerp have closed a dock and are using drones to monitor the fallout from an oil spill that occurred while a ship was bunkering at one of…
https://gcaptain.com/bunker-spill-closes-antwerp-dock-and-lock/
By Max Ramsay, Lyubov Pronina and Cagan Koc (Bloomberg) — On a chilly night in March, harbor police at Belgium’s Antwerp port nabbed three youths crawling over a barbed-wired fence at…
https://gcaptain.com/cocaine-superhighway-brings-drugs-and-violence-to-europe/
The 10,000 TEU container vessel Dali that hit Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has been involved in another shipping accident back in 2016.
In particular, the boxship smashed into a quay at the port of Antwerp in Belgium on 11 July 2016, as it was exiting the North Sea container terminal.
Maersk to omit Baltimore calls as Singapore authority reveals ship “lost propulsion” before incident
The Antwerp port authorities said the vessel had remained at the dock for repairs for some time after the...
https://container-news.com/the-accident-history-of-ship-that-crashed-into-baltimore-bridge/
The Port of Antwerp-Bruges and Belgian shipping and cleantech group CMB.TECH have successfully launched the world’s first hydrogen-powered tugboat, the Hydrotug 1. The Hydrotug 1 is powered by two BeHydro…
https://gcaptain.com/worlds-first-hydrogen-powered-tug-launched-in-antwerp/
From 1 January 2024, there will be a reorganisation of train traffic in the Antwerp port region. A new operational model, applicable to all interested parties, will be implemented for Single Wagon Load.
Port operating company in Antwerp Railport initiated a tendering process to consolidate this traffic, and the successful bidders have been identified.
Effectively managing the initial and final segments of transportation within the port zone poses a considerable challenge. Primarily, the expansion...
By Jorge Valero Jul 29, 2023 (Bloomberg) — Europe’s car and chemical makers are at risk of losing competitiveness to China and the US as both industries face persistently high energy…
https://gcaptain.com/europe-faces-difficult-decade-against-us-china-port-ceo-says/
Netherlands-based shipping company Naval Inland Navigation has begun operating a fleet of 10 remotely-controlled cargo vessels to serve the Belgian port of Antwerp. Capab ..
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Joint analysis report reveals how criminal networks exploit misappropriated container reference codes to smuggle drugs and illegal goods into the EU. Europol has released a joint analysis report examining the…
https://gcaptain.com/europol-reveals-how-organized-crime-infiltrates-major-european-ports/