Belgium
Belgium is a country located on the North Sea, North of France. the country is a member state of the European Union (EU). Its main seaport is Antwerp-Bruges. Some of the country is included in the North Sea Port group.
More than 4.5 tonnes of cocaine seized in Antwerp port
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 5, 2024 – More than 4.5 tonnes of cocaine, hidden in a container with bananas were seized by customs officials...
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...
Italian-Colombian anti-drug operation leads to high profile arrests
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) October 28, 2024 – Co-operation between the Italian authorities, Colombian law enforcement, and Europol has led to the arrests...
Port of Antwerp-Bruges reports improved Q3 2024 cargo traffic
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) October 22, 2024 – After nine months, the Port of Antwerp-Bruges recorded total cargo traffic of 210.5 million tonnes, a...
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....
Scanners and 50 extra staff in Zeebrugge port against drug smuggling
Zeebrugge, Belgium (Ports Europe) October 4, 2024 – 50 additional staff members will be employed and two mobile cargo scanners will be acquired in...
Port of Antwerp drones have carried out at least 7,000 operations
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) October 3, 2024 – The Port of Antwerp-Bruges drones network has already carried out at least 7,000 operations in recent...
Cocaine destined for Belgium seized in Dominican Rep
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (Ports Europe) October 2, 2024 – On September 30, the National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD) said that the shipment...
62 kg of cocaine seized in Antwerp port
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) September 22, 2024 – 62 kg of cocaine hidden in a container with bananas from Costa Rica were seized on September 20 by...
Colombia seizes cocaine bound for Antwerp, Belgium
San José, Costa Rica (Ports Europe) September 20, 2024 – The authorities have seized around 1 ton of cocaine hydrochloride hidden in a shipment of...
PSA Antwerp, Port of Antwerp-Bruges develop the Europa Terminal
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) September 19, 2024 – Since the beginning of last year, PSA Antwerp and the Port of Antwerp-Bruges have been working to...
43 kg of cocaine seized in Antwerp port – again a teenager arrested
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) September 15, 2024 – Customs officers found 43 kg of cocaine, with a street value of between 1.3 and 3 million euros in...
Total cargo handled by Belgian seaports was 70.35 mt, up 0.4%, in Q1 24
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) September 6, 2024 – In January-March 2024, total cargo handled by Belgian seaports was 70.35 million tonnes, up 0.4% on...
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,...
Belgium inland waterway transport to increase in Q1 2024
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) August 8, 2024 – In the first quarter of 2024, barges transported 39.9 million tonnes of goods on Belgian inland...
ECS webinar: Resilience in the supply chain
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) August 5, 2024 – The European Shippers’ Council (ESC) has organised on Friday, September 13, at 11:00 CET a 75...
3,200 kg of crystal meth seized in Rotterdam port, Antwerp also
Rotterdam, The Netherlands (Ports Europe) July 27, 2024 – An all-time record quantity of 3,200 kg of methamphetamine (crystal meth) was sized by...
MSC & two Belgian firms to takeover inland Port of Limburg
Genk, Belgium (Ports Europe) July 25, 2024 – The Swiss logistics group MSC, Henri Essers en Zonen Internationaal Transport and Machiels (JM Recycling)...
Cocaine bound for Belgium seized in Asuncion, Paraguay
Asuncion, Paraguay (Ports Europe) July 25, 2024 – The authorities in Paraguay on Tuesday announced the largest cocaine seizure in the country’s...
Wolf spiders delay vessel in Zeebrugge port
Zeebrugge, Belgium (Ports Europe) July 24, 2024 – A Glovis car and truck carrier, the Glovis Sun, was detained in the Port of Zeebrugge due to the...