An oil tanker has been anchored off the coast of Belgium near Zeebrugge due to an outbreak of Covid-19 on board. The captain was in poor shape and was taken off the ship by helicopter...Read more
The City of Antwerp and the City of Bruges have reached an agreement to merge their ports. The combined port, to be named Port of Antwerp-Bruges, may overtake Rotterdam as Europe’s largest container port.Read more
Automated navigation is the future of inland shipping, say UAntwerp and the Port of Antwerp. Together they developed a 3D sonar sensor to this end and tested it on the Port of Antwerp’s test vessel,...Read more
Fluxys and Titan LNG have built the FlexFueler 002 LNG bunkering barge to support the shipping industry in its switch to cleaner operations in the Antwerp port and region. The vessel will make LNG more...Read more
Drones will be used to support enforcement and control in the Antwerp port area. To this end, Port of Antwerp and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) have joined forces. Eventually, the drones will also...Read more
Dutch and Belgian ports will set up a single shore-based power system for inland shipping and the river cruise industry. The Port of Rotterdam Authority has published a European call for bids to find a...Read more
Damen Shipyards Group will supply the Port of Antwerp with two RSD Tugs 2513. They are dedicated ship-handling tugs both compact and – with 70 tonnes bollard pull – powerful. They also produce considerably lower...Read more
Zonga, an automated 135-metre barge, has started transporting polluted soil from a former BP site in the port of Antwerp. The project is being carried out by Seafar, specialised in remote ship management, and DEME...Read more
A tanker has been detained in the port of Antwerp for several days after an outbreak of the coronavirus among the crew. According to the Antwerp Port Authority, a total of 15 of the 26...Read more
The Port of Antwerp plans to deploy drones to detect oil spills. The University of Antwerp will develop the drones that use thermal imaging to spot the spills. The drones are to be operational in...Read more
