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World’s Largest Civilian Hospital Ship, the Global Mercy®, To Arrive Soon in Antwerp
The Global Mercy®, the newly built ship of Mercy Ships, completed its journey through the Suez Canal free of charge and is scheduled to dock in the Port of Antwerp in mid-September for further equipping.Mercy Ships has announced that the Global Mercy …
Sep 7, 2021 / Vessels
Port of Antwerp awards breakbulk concession
A further boost for breakbulk and project cargo segmentAt the end of last year, Port of Antwerp launched an appeal for the water-bound site of around 15 ha beside Churchill Dock South and expressly demanded ‘breakbulk’ activities. Meanwhile, both the …
Jul 7, 2021 / Curious
A new world first for Port of Antwerp – a methanol-powered tugboat (Video)
European Commission gives green light for methatugPort of Antwerp is converting a tug to methanol propulsion – a world first. The ‘methatug’ is part of the European Union-funded Fastwater project, which aims to demonstrate the feasibility of methanol …
Jun 23, 2021 / Vessels
Port of Antwerp expands its fleet with energy-efficient tugs
Greening the fleet and making it more sustainablePort of Antwerp inaugurated three new RSD tugs on 19 April 2021. This expansion forms part of the renewal and greening of the fleet, in which Port of Antwerp is focusing on the introduction of …
Apr 20, 2021 / Vessels
FlexFueler 002 makes LNG bunkering available throughout Port of Antwerp (Video)
New LNG bunker vessel from Fluxys and Titan LNG supports energy transitionPort of Antwerp, Fluxys, and Titan LNG have celebrated the christening of a new LNG bunker barge; the FlexFueler 002. Owned by gas infrastructure group, Fluxys and leading …
Mar 29, 2021 / Vessels
Port of Antwerp: Draught record broken at Deurganck Dock
First trial for increasing draught on the Western Scheldt river successfulThe first trial run as part of a potential extension of the maximum draught of the Western Scheldt river has been carried out successfully. On Sunday, the MSC REGULUS entered …
Mar 1, 2021 / Curious
EU supports Antwerp@C innovative CO2 reduction project by granting CEF funding
Port of Antwerp brought seven leading chemical and energy companies together at the end of 2019 to investigate the technical and economic feasibility of building CO2 infrastructure in the port of Antwerp. The consortium consists of Air Liquide, BASF, …
Oct 6, 2020 / Curious
Port of Antwerp focuses heavily on general cargo: search begun for breakbulk candidate for Churchill Dock
The Churchill Dock, located in the middle of the port, is set to become a fully-fledged ‘Breakbulk Dock’. On the south side of this dock, a water-linked concession is due for release, with Port of Antwerp resolutely opting to develop general cargo …
Sep 29, 2020 / Vessels
World's heaviest-ever cargo operation by tandem of mobile harbour cranes at Port Bronka
The Port of Bronka has successfully loaded a reactor weighing more than 300 tons from a sea-going vessel onto an inland waterway vessel. The challenging cargo safely reached its final destination Tolyatti.The reactor manufactured at an Austrian …
Aug 11, 2020 / Curious
Damen to deliver two RSD Tugs 2513 for Port of Antwerp
On 8th of July, Damen Shipyards Group was awarded a contract by the Port of Antwerp to deliver two RSD Tugs 2513 after an intensive tender process. After a legal stand-still period of fifteen days, the award became final. The vessels are part of …
Jul 28, 2020 / Vessels