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For years, everyone has been talking about shifting traffic from road to rail. But not much has happened so far. There was a lack of approaches as to how this could be implemented.

EDR Antwerp Shipyard specialises in the repair and renovation of ships. In order to grow, EDR Antwerp Shipyard and Port of Antwerp are investing together in better infrastructure for services.

Four new wind turbines are to be built on the right bank, and an existing one will be upgraded. Six others will be installed on the left bank.

Local renewable energy production is not enough to meet climate targets. To do this, Belgium must import solar or wind energy from countries with plenty of wind and sun. The hydrogen import coalition is studying a means of successfully importing energy using molecules such as hydrogen.

In 2020, Port of Antwerp launched a call to devise a digital solution to improve the safety of bollards. The competition winner, Zensor, designed a sensor that detects when bollards are overloaded.

Agent Seafrigo is offering a new Less than Container Load (LCL) reefer service from Antwerp to New York. The new service will enhance Antwerp's key role in the reefer market.

Port of Antwerp has several Memorandum's of Understanding with foreign partners. One of these partners is the Great Lakes St Lawrence Governors and Premiers (GSGP) in the United States.

The Single Window for Inland Navigation was launched on 4 January 2021. Since then, the digital reports from inland shipping operators have been shared through this smart communication platform with all waterway and port authorities on the shipping route. The use of the Single Window for Inland Navigation has been running very smoothly so far. Thank you to everyone who reports digitally!

Following a successful trade mission to Moscow and St. Petersburg in 2018, it felt like the ideal time to increase Port of Antwerp's presence in the region. Andrey Daskovskiy was appointed as part of Port of Antwerp's international ambitions and the further expansion of its trade relationships with Russia.

Improving and then maintaining port accessibility forms one of Port of Antwerp's strategic priorities. Numerous initiatives were launched in 2020 to improve alternatives to road transport. Tom Verlinden (Mobility Manager Port of Antwerp) looks back at 2020 with satisfaction.