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NewsASF ships 2,475 steel pipes from China to Iceland
Antwerp Shipping and Forwarding (ASF) has successfully managed the shipment of 2,475 steel pipes from Caofeidian, China, to Thorlakshofn, Iceland, for a power plant project.
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NewsRo-ro rates under pressure while tariffs hit China-US sailings
Conditions in the ro-ro shipping sector continue to soften, according to sector analyst and data provider Esgian. In March, daily time charter rates fell month on month by 12 percent, ending Q1 2025 at USD60,000 per day on average. Further declines are expected in the months ahead.
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NewsWWPC members busy with project moves
Members of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) have been busy with project moves, with Airland Logistics delivering heavy machinery for a mining project in Botswana and Ambercor Shipping handling a heavy cylinder unit from Belgium to the USA.
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NewsAntwerp-Bruges seeks investment for maritime logistics zone
The port of Antwerp-Bruges is seeking investment to facilitate further expansion of its maritime logistics zone.
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NewsAntwerp-Bruges sees growth
At 278 million tonnes, the port of Antwerp-Bruges witnessed total throughput growth of 2.3 percent in 2024. Conventional breakbulk stood at 10 million tonnes (up 0.1 percent on 2023), meanwhile ro-ro figures sat at 20.3 million tonnes (down 3.4 percent on the previous year).
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Newsdeugro delivers critical equipment for Ineos Project One
Project freight forwarder deugro has delivered critical equipment, including 10 storage bullets, from the port of Zhangjiagang, China, to the port of Antwerp, Belgium.
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NewsAprojects moves power plant equipment from Asia to Belgium
Aprojects has chartered three vessels from China and Vietnam to Belgium as part of a turnkey project for a new combined cycle power plant.
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NewsDamen delivers Europe’s first fully electric tug
Belgium’s port of Antwerp-Bruges took delivery of six RSD Tugs 2513 from Damen, including Europe’s first all-electric unit.
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NewsTraffic stabilises at Antwerp-Bruges as focus pivots towards sustainable projects
For the first nine months of 2024, the port of Antwerp-Bruges saw a total throughput of 210.5 million tonnes, an increase of 3 percent compared to the same period last year and a stabilisation in comparison to the second quarter of 2024.
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NewsAntwerp-Bruges and Indiana explore economic and environmental initiatives
Ports of Indiana and the port of Antwerp-Bruges have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance key economic and environmental port initiatives.
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NewsMultipurpose traffic up in the Americas and Africa
Esgian’s June 2024 multipurpose shipping report outlines the sector’s operational dynamics across global trade routes.
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NewsThroughput holds firm during Q1 2024 at Antwerp-Bruges
Total cargo throughput of the port of Antwerp-Bruges amounted to 70.4 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2024, an increase of 2.4 percent compared to the same period last year, with container throughput increasing and the general cargo sector showing signs of recovery.
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NewsZuidnatie to start its steel service centre construction this summer
Port of Antwerp-based terminal operator Zuidnatie will start the construction of a warehouse this summer which will host a steel service centre where coils up to 32 tonnes can be processed.
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NewsAntwerp-Bruges calls for consultation, not the courts
The port of Antwerp-Bruges has appealed to its northern neighbours to “choose consultation” rather than resort to the courts when it comes to concerns around industrial project developments.
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NewsEnvironmental permit granted to Ineos Project ONE on appeal
The environmental permit for the billion-dollar Ineos Project ONE has been reinstated and work at Europe’s largest chemical project in 20 years can restart.
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NewsGearing up for AntwerpXL
Thousands of industry professionals will gather at the Antwerp Expo on November 28-30 for the AntwerpXL exhibition and conference, which will bring together companies from across the project cargo supply chain.
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NewsDeclining throughput in leading Benelux ports
In the first nine months of 2023, both the port of Rotterdam and the port of Antwerp-Bruges recorded a drop of 9 percent in terms of throughput compared to the same period in 2022. Both gateways attribute the declining volumes to continued economic instability.
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Newsdeugro delivers drum sections to Golbey in multimodal project
Project logistics management company deugro has coordinated the delivery of two drum sections from China to France for a pulp and paper project.
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NewsIneos Project ONE permit cancellation: a blow for Antwerp and Europe
The environmental permit for the billion-dollar Ineos Project ONE has been revoked, dealing a harsh blow for Antwerp’s – and Europe’s – chemical sector.
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NewsAntwerp welcomes project cargo investment
PSA Breakbulk – a joint venture between PSA and Felbermayr – is investing in a heavy lift logistics hub at the Churchill Dock in the port of Antwerp-Bruges.