Transformer unloaded in Antwerp Zeebruges by ONE
An OOG Siemens Energy transformer was lifted from the MV Westenwind barge to the MV ONE Columba, owned by Singapore-based, container transportation and shipping company, Ocean Network Express (ONE).Read more
Port of Antwerp notes ‘striking rise’ in project cargo shipments
Port of Antwerp witnessed a striking increase in project cargo shipments during the year 2021, pushed by the ongoing projects around renewable energy and the construction of chemical plants. The port’s breakbulk volumes exploded during...Read more
Port of Antwerp reports highest breakbulk throughput in a decade
Port of Antwerp’s breakbulk throughput for the year 2021 jumped 73.6 percent, hitting the highest throughput figures in the past 10 years. The port reported the conventional breakbulk throughput of 11.5 million tons. Read more
Deufol expands breakbulk handling capacity at port of Antwerp
Packaging & supply chain company, Deufol, has kicked off the expansion of its breakbulk cargo capacity at the port of Antwerp. The company started the groundworks for a new warehouse that will be used for...Read more
Nine-month breakbulk throughput soars at Port of Antwerp
Breakbulk throughput volumes at the Port of Antwerp have shown a jump during the first nine months of the year. Breakbulk has grown by 62.7 percent reaching 8.3 million tonnes during the period that came...Read more
Empros Lines strikes breakbulk partnership with Zuidnatie
Belgian breakbulk liner operator Empros Lines has picked Zuidnatie as its partner to handle all its cargo in the Port of Anwerp. Read more
Port of Antwerp boosts project cargo and breakbulk segment
The Port of Antwerp on Wednesday informed it has awarded a breakbulk concession to PSA Breakbulk NV, providing further boost to project cargo and breakbulk segment. Read more
Antwerp sees sharp rise in breakbulk volume
Ports & TerminalsThe breakbulk segment in Antwerp had its best three months since the second quarter of 2019. Antwerp’s breakbulk volume has taken heavy hits in the past two years but in the past quarter, it was...Read more
Mammoet delivers 1,400-tonne splitter for new Borealis plant
ConstructionPRESS RELEASE – Mammoet has transported a 1,400-tonne C3 splitter column to the new Borealis propane dehydrogenation (PDH) site in the Belgian village Kallo. The 109-metre long and 10-metre wide propylene splitter is one of...Read more
Antwerp XL moves online, live event further postponed
EventsPRESS RELEASE – Breakbulk event Antwerp XL has been further postponed to 10-12 March 2021. Belgian restrictions in force to August 30th make it “extremely difficult” to plan and promote the event, which had initially...Read moreAntwerp’s breakbulk sector continues to be battered
BreakbulkAntwerp’s breakbulk sector has taken another massive beating in the first quarter of 2020, dropping a staggering 27.8%. The Antwerp port authority says “the vicissitudes of world trade since mid-2019 continue to weigh on the...Read more
Ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge restart merger negotiations
Ports & TerminalsThe ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge have restarted merger negotiations. Previous talks stranded in April as Antwerp wanted all mandates and boards to be divided proportionally, which would mean Zeebrugge would hardly have a say...Read moreAntwerp’s breakbulk volume severely hit by trade war
The trade war and economic slowdown have negatively impacted breakbulk volumes in Antwerp. Overall breakbulk volumes including ro/ro dropped by 9% in the first nine months of this year. The throughput of conventional breakbulk, which...Read more
BBC Amethyst first vessel to make crossing to Antwerp’s Brazilian port Açu
Multipurpose vessel BBC Amethyst is the first vessel to make the crossing from Antwerp to Porto do Açu in Brazil, a private port in which Port of Antwerp participates with the ultimate goal to strengthen...Read more
MACS changes terminal in Antwerp
TerminalsMultipurpose vessel operator MACS has changed its terminal in Antwerp. As from June 1st, all MACS vessel will call at Zuidnatie Breakbulk which is able to handle MACS entire cargo portfolio, the company states. “Zuidnatie’s experienced...Read moreAgain less breakbulk for Port of Antwerp
Quarterly resultsEurope’s biggest breakbulk port, Antwerp, posted another decline in throughput of conventional breakbulk cargoes. The port contributes the decrease to the “exceptional” first quarter of 2018 when anticipated US import levies drove a build-up of...Read more
Family-owned Aertssen Group buys ADM Team Heavy Weight
Heavy transportThe Belgian family-owned transport company Aertssen Group has taken over the activities from ADM Team Heavy Weight, another Belgian transport company specialized in exceptional and heavy loads. With the takeover, Aertssen gains control of a...Read more
Breakbulk continues to grow
‘The breakbulk market on the quay and that on the water seem like two completely different worlds that co-exist in parallel’, it says in the opening story of this edition of Spotlight, which is fully...Read more