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.
Conference: Drug related organised crime - an EU judicial challenge
La Hulpe, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 19, 2024 – Drug-related organised crime goes beyond national borders and requires a cross-border, collaborative...
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...
Port of Antwerp Bruges sees improved Q1 24 traffic
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 17, 2024 – The Port of Antwerp-Bruges handled a total of 70.4 million tonnes of cargo in Q! 2024, up +2.4% compared...
Six tonnes of cocaine seized near Antwerp port
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 17, 2024 – Cocaine weighing 5,922 kg was seized on April 10 during a raid by special units on a warehouse on an...
Port of Antwerp-Bruges to receive EU grant for cold ironing
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 11, 2024 – The Port of Antwerp-Bruges will receive a European grant of €3.2 million for an OPS (onshore power...
DEME has released its 2023 annual report
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 29, 2024 – DEME has released its 2023 annual report which records a +22% increase in the orderbook and a...
BilbOPS to be presented at Connecting Europe Days 2024
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 27, 2024 – The BilbOPS project to electrify the docks of the Port of Bilbao (cold ironing) will be featured in the...
DEME publishes improved financial results for 2023
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 28, 2024 – DEME (Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering NV) has published financial results for 2023. A...
Nokia, Liberty Global partner on Network-as-a-Service technology in Port of Antwerp
Helsinki, Finland (Ports Europe) February 22, 2024 – Nokia and Liberty Global have announced a partnership in which Liberty Global’s Belgian subsidiary...
Port of Antwerp-Bruges ordered to pay €41 million to DP World
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 20, 2024 – A split ICSID tribunal has ordered the Port of Antwerp-Bruges to pay €41 million plus costs and...
Belgium: Customs seizes 10 million cigarettes in Zeebrugge
News Release – Belgian customs have intercepted a container with almost 11 million (10,830,000) Chinese cigarettes in Zeebrugge, worth 5.2 million euros...
Gantrex acquired Liftcom, targets PCS
Nivelles, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 15, 2024 – Gantrex Group, with its majority shareholder Argos Wityu, has acquired Liftcom to support its...
Szczecin-Świnoujście accepted in Offshore Wind Port Alliance
Swinoujscie, Poland (Ports Europe) February 12, 2024 – The Offshore Wind Port Alliance, created in January 2023 by the largest maritime wind energy ports in...
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...
Port of Antwerp-Bruges reports cargo traffic down -5.5% in 2023
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 10, 2024 – The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has reported total cargo traffic of 271.3 million tonnes, down -5.5% on the...
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...
Port of Antwerp to utilise hydrogen-powered tugboat
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 13, 2023 – Port of Antwerp-Bruges and CMB.TECH have announced today that the Hydrotug 1, the first...
STS transfer of Russian LNG in European ports
Zeebrugge, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 8, 2023 – Belgium’s North Sea Zeebrugge LNG terminal is the main European facility used by Russia to reexport...
Port of Antwerp considers concession for hydrogen imports
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 7, 2023 – The Port of Antwerp is evaluating a concession site for hydrogen import terminals. This is part of...