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.
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...
Ports of Indiana, Port of Antwerp-Bruges sign agreement
News – Ports of Indiana, Port of Antwerp-Bruges partner to pursue economic initiatives, container trade and green shipping – July 17, 2024...
More than 4 tonnes of cocaine for Antwerp seized in Paraguay
Asuncion, Paraguay (Ports Europe) July 18, 2024 – More than 4 tonnes of cocaine bound for Belgium’s port of Antwerp were discovered on July 16 by...
Port of Antwerp-Bruges sees total cargo traffic up +3% in H1 2024
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) July 18, 2024 – In the first half of 2024, the Port of Antwerp-Bruges reported total cargo handled of 143.2 million, up...
XPO starts transport corridor between Antwerp, Belgium, Istanbul
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) July 18, 2024 – XPO, a leading provider of sustainable end-to-end logistics solutions, is expanding its multimodal...
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...
251 kg of cocaine seized after leaving Portugal’s port of Setubal
Setubal, Portugal (Ports Europe) June 30, 2024 – Some 251 kg of cocaine transported in two sea containers, which entered Portugal through the North Atlantic...
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...
Unifly’s UTM System Enables International First Autonomous Petrochemical Sample Transport at Port of Antwerp
Antwerp, June 20, 2024 — Unifly, a leader in UAS Traffic Management (UTM) solutions, proudly announces its pivotal role in enabling the first-ever autonomous...
Cargo volumes in Belgian ports down in 2023
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 13, 2024 – In 2023, the volume of cargo loaded and unloaded declined compared to 2022 and 2021. However, over a...
Port of Antwerp completes first dredging of Southern Canal Dock
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 10, 2024 – The Port of Antwerp has completed the first stage of the dredging of the Southern Canal Dock at the...
Container Port Performance Index 2024 – Top Europe/N Africa – Ranking
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) June 6, 2024 – The World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence have published the fourth edition of Container Port...