October 2018
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The SAFIR consortium, a group of 13 public and private organisations, has been selected by Single European Sky ATM Research Joint Undertaking (SESAR JU) to demonstrate integrated Drone Traffic Management for a broad range of drone operations in Belgium.
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Throughput continues to register growth in the Port of Antwerp. After record semi-annual figures, the total throughput after nine months stands at 177,026,550 tonnes – a sharp 6% increase compared with the same period last year. With these results, the port seems to be on track for the sixth record year in a row. The recent wave of investments moreover confirms the port’s appeal and reaffirms its role as a world player.
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The port of tomorrow is a smart port with a leading role for innovation and digitization. The chainPORT hackathon was held from 11 to 13 October for the first time simultaneously in the ports of Antwerp and Los Angeles.
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Shortsea operator Samskip is introducing a new shortsea service between Antwerp and Hull as of 12 October this year. Antwerp will serve as the point of departure for quay-to-quay transport between the continent and the UK.
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25 secondary school pupils became co-workers at Antwerp Port Authority for one day, on 18 October, as part of YOUCA Action Day (Youth for Change and Action). The amount of money that they earned – 50 euros per student – went to a project in the port city of Guayaquil in Ecuador aimed at improving the prospects of young girls in the most deprived areas of the city.
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During the EPCA annual networking conference, the main get-together for petrochemical companies worldwide, Port of Antwerp laid on a lavish entertainment for the chemical giants attending, to thank them for their confidence in the port of Antwerp over the years. An extra boost was given by the announcement of a mega-investment by the petrochemical company Borealis, to build one of the largest PDH plants in the world. Can you too feel the chemistry in the port of Antwerp?
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Today EU Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc launched the European network for drone demonstration projects.
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The port of tomorrow is a smart port with a leading role for innovation and digitization. The chainPORT hackathon was held from 11 to 13 October for the first time simultaneously in the ports of Antwerp and Los Angeles.
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Throughput continues to register growth in the Port of Antwerp. After record semi-annual figures, the total throughput after nine months stands at 177,026,550 tonnes – a sharp 6% increase compared with the same period last year.