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With a 6th year record, growth in all cargotypes and a recent wave of investments, 2018 will be a 'grand cru' year for the Port of Antwerp. The confirmation of the port's attractiveness and the...
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Hamburg Sud and Maersk launch a joint stand-alone service connecting Europe and the key perishables markets of Central America, the Caribbean and the western coast of South America. In northern...
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Onshorepower
Barges can now draw electricity while they are at berth, through seven new onshore power connection points on Quay 75, the barge holding dock.
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In 2018, Port of Antwerp exceeded the 200 million tonnes milestone for the fourth year in a row!
2018 saw 14,595 sea-going vessels come and go at the Port of Antwerp. An average of 39 a day, but the vessels are becoming larger every year (number includes ULCS).
2018 saw 52,000 barges come and go at the Port of Antwerp. An average of 142 a day!
Every day 130 loaded freight trains leave the Antwerp port area en route to their next destination!
No less than 60,849 people work in the Port of Antwerp. Add to this indirect employment, and you end up with almost 145,000 jobs thanks to the port.
About 900 companies are established in the Antwerp port area!