February 2021
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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.
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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.
January 2021
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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The port of Antwerp ensures fast and efficient goods transport thanks to its multimodal links, which now include a weekly inland navigation service by Swissterminal. Feeder ships connect the Swiss Rhine ports with various deep sea terminals in the ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam twice a week.
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Inland navigation is the most common mode of container transport at the port of Antwerp, accounting for 34% of it, or as much as 42% if you include all goods flows in the port. In order to increase growth further, Port of Antwerp is constantly working on new, innovative projects for the inland navigation sector.
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Tabaknatie has created a collection point for containers. This will enable the logistics company to spread out the number of truck journeys and take transport off the road during peak periods.
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Mr. Rajiv Agarwal, CEO and Managing Director of Essar Ports, one of India's leading private sector ports in conversation with Malini Dutt, India Representative of Antwerp Port Authority.