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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.

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...

North Sea Port, Yara Sluiskil pioneer cross-border CO2 capture

Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 22, 2023 – North Sea Port and Yara Sluiskil have a pioneering role in a new cross-border CO2 capture project....

North Sea Port wins ESPO 2023 award

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) November 10, 2023 – North Sea Port won the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Award 2023 in recognition of its role...

North Sea Port see cargo down -11.6% in Jan-Sept 2023

Ghent, Belgium (PortSEurope) October 26, 2023 – North Sea Port saw cargo down -11.6% in January-September 2023, registering 49.6 million tons. The...

Shortlisted for ESPO Award 2023: Cartagena, Guadeloupe Port Caraïbes, North Sea Port and Vigo

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) September 21, 2023 – The projects of the Port of Cartagena, Guadeloupe Port Caraïbes, North Sea Port, and Port of Vigo have...

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