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PSA Antwerp and PSA Breakbulk are launching a new and ambitious ‘log handling concept’ together. At the Churchill Terminal at quay 410, PSA has fitted out a custom location for the large-scale handling of logs.

The steel sector’s been having a tough time lately. Low demand, a depressed global market, the continuing trade war between the US and China … and now the Covid-19 crisis.
Does this mean you’d better pack up shop? Of course not. As the saying goes: when the going gets tough, the tough get going. But it does mean you’ll have to be smart about how you organise your business. And you’ll need partners who are dedicated to do the same. Let’s zoom in on the three ways Port of Antwerp and its stakeholders are redefining steel logistics.

Looking for a sustainable and reliable solution for its supply chain, the construction firm Knauf found a good partnership with the freight handler Zuidnatie. The inland navigation ship Dampezzo has been transporting both containers and coils between Terminal South and the ABES and Katoen Natie terminals since July. A major step forward for smooth inter-modal traffic at the port.

Two major breakbulk shipping companies in the trade between Europe and West Africa will be working together from now on. BOCS Bremen Overseas Chartering & Shipping has reached an agreement with Universal Africa Lines (UAL) to share their capacity.

In June, Port of Antwerp received one of the largest one-piece appliances ever. A propylene splitter with a length of 105 metres, a width of 10 metres and a weight of 1,600 tonnes was successfully transported from the quay to the Borealis site in Kallo.

Port of Antwerp is fully committed to breakbulk and has made a firm choice to develop breakbulk activities at a newly available waterfront concession at the Churchill Dock.

Following production and logistics companies, BDP and countless transport companies have now signed the Operation Clean Sweep© charter too. With the addition of the transport sector, a further link in the polymer supply chain is now getting behind the Zero Pellet Loss project.

At quay 131-133, Veemnatie is building new dry bulk facilities for the storage of ammonium sulphate. Veemnatie NV is a joint venture between 5th Havendok and C. Steinweg Belgium NV. They have joined forces to build dedicated warehouses for the Dutch chemical company Fibrant.

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The Port of Antwerp will remain 100% operational during this second wave of the coronavirus. The port is part of Belgium's essential infrastructure, playing a crucial role in supplying Belgium and Europe. Following the news of added measures, the Port of Antwerp Covid-19 Taskforce reconvened.