North Sea Port
North Sea Port is a West European port that extends for more than 60 kilometers, 9.100 hectares, and across two countries: Belgium and the Netherlands. The cross-border port known as North Sea Port was founded on 1 January 2018 and is the result of a merger between the Dutch Zeeland Seaports (Vlissingen and Terneuzen) and the Flemish/Belgian port of Ghent. Because of its location at the North Sea, the port is directly accessible by sea-going vessels, benefitting global trade.
Dutch ports launch cybersecurity platform
Amsterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) December 12, 2024 – In order to deal with cyber threats, the Seaports Trade Organisation (Brancheorganisatie...
LBC Tank Terminals acquires Evolution Terminals, Vlissingen
Vlissingen, Netherlands (Ports Europe) December 1, 2024 – LBC Tank Terminals has completed the acquisition of Evolution Terminals in Vlissingen. LBC will...
North Sea Port, Terra Mater work with Brazil’s Petrom to produce sustainable aviation fuel
Ghent, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 1, 2024 – North Sea Port and Ghent-based Terra Mater BV are working with Brazil’s Petrom to produce...
1,575 kg of cocaine seized in Dutch Vlissingen port
Vlissingen, Netherlands (Ports Europe) November 30, 2024 – 1,575 kg of cocaine, valued at 118 million euros was seized in the Dutch port of Vlissingen on...
North Sea Port sees nine-month cargo slightly up
Gent, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 4, 2024 – In the first nine months of 2024, North Sea Port handled 50.3 million tons of seaborne cargo...
New lock allows “mega ships” to use Ghent-Terneuzen canal
Ghent, Belgium (Ports Europe) October 20, 2024 – The largest ever ship MV Bregaglia has sailed the Ghent-to-Terneuzen canal after a major civil...
North Sea Port to invest in a new railway bypass
Ghent, Belgium (Ports Europe) October 17, 2024 – North Sea Port will invest seven million euros in a new railway bypass from the North Sea Port to...
North Sea port seeks new CEO
Ghent, B (Ports Europe) October 17, 2024 – The CEO of North Sea Port, Daan Schalck, will be stepping down at the end of the year for personal reasons....
North Sea Port upgrades rail in Verbrugge Zeeland Terminal
Vlissingen, Netherlands (Ports Europe) September 24, 2024 – The Verbrugge Zeeland Terminal in Vlissingen has started operating two newly lengthened...
24 kg of cocaine seized from a coal ship in Ghent port
Ghent, Belgium (Ports Europe) August 30, 2024 – 24 kg of cocaine was discovered on August 20 in a Colombian coal ship at the North Sea Port in Ghent,...
North Sea Port sees cargo traffic stable on first half of 2024
Gent, Belgium (Ports Europe) July 16, 2024 – In the first half of 2024, the companies in North Sea Port recorded 33.4 million tons of seaborne cargo...
Ports of Cartagena, Trieste, Riga and North Sea Port to cooperate
Ghent, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – Port of Cartagena, Ports of Trieste and Monfalcone, Freeport of Riga Authority and North Sea Port will...
DFDS to use ammonia-fuelled ships on Sweden-Belgium routes
Ghent, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – DFDS, the Danish ferry company, plans to use two ammonia-fuelled Ro-Ro vessels on routes between Sweden and...
Freepoint Eco-Systems enters agreement with North Sea Port
Gent, Belgium (Ports Europe) Juni 3, 2024 – Freepoint Eco-Systems Belgium NV and North Sea Port announced a long-term concession agreement for the...
500 kg of cocaine seized in the Dutch port of Vlissingen
Vlissingen, The Netherlands (Ports Europe) May 25, 2024 – Customs officials at the Netherlands’ port of Vlissingen seized almost 500 kg of cocaine on...
Third drug seizure in a month in Belgium’s North Sea Port
Ghent, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 18, 2024 – Drugs were again found in Belgium’s North Sea Port Ghent during the inspection of a coal ship on April 13....
North Sea Port sees decline in cargo throughput in Q1 24
Ghent, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 18, 2024 – Seaborne cargo transhipment at North Sea Port was down -3.2% in the first quarter of this year compared to...
Association of Four Sea Ports is created in Europe
Riga, Latvia (Ports Europe) April 12, 2024 – The Port of Riga has become one of the founders of the Association of Four Sea Ports by signing a joint...
North Sea Port sees cargo traffic down -11% in 2023
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 16, 2024 – North Sea Port handled considerably fewer goods by sea last year than in the peak year of 2022. Total...
North Sea Port invests in Port of Antwerp-Bruges’ Pipelink
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 18, 2023 – North Sea Port is to become a minority shareholder in Pipelink, currently a wholly owned subsidiary...