April 2020
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Port of Antwerp and Agency for Maritime Services & Coast are to build a new port coordination centre in the form of a traffic control tower from which shipping in the port of Antwerp will be directed. The revamped shipping traffic control will be given a digital make-over, in a further step towards a sustainable future.
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Shortsea transport is the future, offering countless advantages for shippers and forwarders. Thanks to direct liner services you are no longer vulnerable to traffic congestion and strict border inspections in these times of corona.
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The former Opel car assembly site is being cleared. Covering an area equal to 110 football fields it will offer space for industrial activities in the circular economy. There will also be room for innovative start-ups and scale-ups with the focus on innovation.
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Port of Antwerp is teaming up with the tech company Rombit to prevent corona infection on the workfloor. Rombit has developed the Romware Covid Radius, a digital bracelet that ensures social distancing and permits contact tracing. Port of Antwerp will be the first to use this innovative bracelet.
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As an essential activity, ports ensure that shop racks are filled at all times. This is only possible thanks to the efforts of thousands of people who give their best every day. This both in the Port of Antwerp and far beyond. Thank you to all of you who, from far or near, give the port and its people a heart and soul.
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The current pandemic is causing disruptions to production and supply chains around the world. Port of Antwerp is an international hub for the transport of goods and so will inevitably feel the effects of this. The impact of the crisis during the first quarter has remained fairly limited, but it will become apparent in the second quarter with cancelled departures, large sectors of industry such as the car industry in western Europe being shut down, and changing patterns of consumer behaviour.
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Did you miss the webinar Port of Antwerp in times of Corona? Don't worry, we recorded the whole webinar. Review it here.
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Total freight volume up 4.0%, driven by container trade
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Are you a skipper? Then you probably have a lot of questions about the impact of Corona on your way of working. What if there's a sick person on board? What measures apply to your crew and visitors? Or for terminal and quay personnel? You can find the answers here.