Port of Ghent

Around 500kg of cocaine found in containers at Belgian port

Belgian Police and Customs officers were in for a treasure trove last week, when they discovered about 500kg of cocaine stashed in containers carrying printing paper in the port of Ghent.

Teaming up with the Belgian and Dutch Customs, as well as the Shipping Police, the Federal Judicial Police in East Flanders ran a thorough inspection of a fruit juice boat from Santos, Brazil. The boat had reportedly docked on 21 September.

“12 containers with printing paper were unloaded and fully searched,”...

https://container-news.com/around-500kg-of-cocaine-found-in-containers-at-belgian-port/

Register now for the ESPO Conference Regatta 2021!

Register now for the ESPO Conference Regatta 2021!

25-28 May 2021 – Europe’s ports at the crossroads of transitions

From 25 to 28 May, the ESPO Conference will be sailing towards you, from the South to the North of Europe. The ESPO Conference Regatta 2021 will be starting in the Port of Valencia on 25 May, from there it will sail off to North Sea Port on 26 May and finish in the Port of Oslo on 28 May, our last port of call. The theme of the ESPO Conference Regatta 2021 is “Europe’s ports at the...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/04/16/register-now-for-the-espo-conference-regatta-2021/

Major rail hub, ro-ro terminal and cross-docking facility planned for North Sea Port

Belgian groupage operator and freight forwarder Transuniverse Forwarding has launched a project with Turkish multimodal operator Ekol Logistics to build a 40ha multimodal facility at the North Sea Port.
The port is a stretch of 60km of cargo handling facilities along the river Scheldt, combining The Netherlands’ Zeeland Seaports and the Belgian port of Ghent. The two port authorities completed the cross-border merger at the beginning of 2018.
Ekol and Transuniverse, which …

The post Major rail...

https://theloadstar.com/massive-rail-hub-ro-ro-terminal-and-cross-docking-facility-planned-for-north-sea-port/

Port Of Ghent Welcomes DFDS Initiative To Get More Freight On Rail Instead Of Road

As from 11 March, five trains per week will call at the DFDS terminal, to drop and pick-up trucks and containers. DFDS has 8 freight ferries per week between Ghent and Gothenburg. The idea is to put more freight southward bound on trains. In the meanwhile, the DFDS ro-ro terminal in Ghent is...

https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/port-of-ghent-welcomes-dfds-initiative-to-get-more-freight-on-rail-instead-of-road/

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