In 2021 port of Zeebrugge realized a growth of 4.6% and the total handled tonnage just does not reach the cape of 50 million tons (49,169,915 total tonnage). Only the year 2010, with 49.6 million tons, precedes 2021 in the records. With the container sector leading the way (+15.1%), all sectors...
The Port of Zeebrugge has closed 2021 handling 2,205,457 TEU, which is an increase of more than 22% over the previous year.
During the same period, the Belgian port moved a total of 49,169,915 tonnages of cargo, marking 4.6% growth year-on-year, as well as a record after 11 years.
Dirk De fauw, mayor of Bruges and chairman of the board of Port of Zeebrugge stated that the port played a pioneering role in the activities in the region during 2021.
“The figures and achievements during the past year...
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Port operator COSCO Shipping Ports Limited and Belgium’s Port of Zeebrugge have agreed to extend the concession of CSP Zeebrugge Terminal by 15 years to 2055. The post COSCO Shipping Ports,…
COSCO Shipping Ports (CSP) and the Port Authority of Zeebrugge have extended the current concession agreement by 15 years.
The concession period for the CSP Zeebrugge container terminal at the Albert II dock in the outer port will therefore run from now on until 31 December 2055, with the possibility of longer duration, if mutually agreed.
This extension will allow the Chinese port operator to further invest in the infrastructure and handling equipment of the Belgian port. With the hub strategy,...
https://container-news.com/cosco-shipping-ports-extends-contract-with-port-of-zeebrugge/
Efforts to improve inland services at Antwerp, North Sea Port and Zeebrugge stepped up this week, with the Flemish government injecting €12.5m ($14.18m) of financial support.
The Loadstar understands that the grants are part of a four-year plan, to be topped up by the gateways to €14.3m, to subsidise projects intended to increase the share of volumes moving by barge and to disincentivise road movements.
A source told The Loadstar: “While €14.3m …
In 2021, the Port of Antwerp has registered a performance matching the record year of 2019, despite disruptions in the global supply chain, in terms of total cargo throughput tonnage volumes.
Container traffic remained steady with the Belgian port proceeding 12.02 million TEU in 2021, which translates to a marginal decrease of 0.1% year-on-year.
Among them, the number of reefer containers handled at the port boosted by 2.6% compared to the previous year, partly due to the increased demand and the...
https://container-news.com/antwerps-container-volumes-remain-steady-in-2021/
The Competition College of the Belgian Competition Authority (BMA) has approved the merger between the Port of Antwerp and the Port of Zeebrugge. The post Antwerp-Zeebrugge port merger gets green…
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The Belgian Port of Zeebrugge, one of Western Europe’s important energy hubs, has welcomed the new wind farm consisting of five wind turbines as a part of the “clean port strategy”. The post Port of…
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Antwerp is positioning itself to be the UK’s gateway to Europe.
Unaccompanied container volumes have increased considerably over the past year, despite markets being depressed, and the expectation is that this trend will continue next year, Port of Antwerp international development manager Wim Dillen told The Loadstar in an interview.
With the recent news that ferries are increasing their accompanied capacity with additional sailings and chartered-in vessels, container traffic has increased,...
https://theloadstar.com/super-port-of-antwerp-bruges-lining-up-to-be-uks-first-call/
The Belgian ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Energy Ministry of Chile aiming to cooperate to create green hydrogen flows between Chile and Western Europe.
The three partners will collaborate on a regular basis in order to exchange knowledge, experience and other information to further explore the possibilities of their cooperation which, according to a statement, aims to eliminate the last barriers and gaps in the run-up to the effective...
https://container-news.com/ports-of-antwerp-and-zeebrugge-partner-with-chile-on-hydrogen-production/