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Antwerp is first port in Europe to implement Zero Pellet Loss

The companies in the port have long taken various initiatives to prevent the loss of pellets, but now the entire sector is taking the game to a whole new level. Manufacturing industry, logistics operators and the transport sector are putting their weight behind “Operation Clean Sweep.”

Maximum sustainable use of rainwater by PSAA, MPET and ATS PSAA, MPET

The terminal operators PSA Antwerp, MSC PSA European Terminal and their service organisation Antwerp Terminal Services jointly invest 300,000 euros in the collection and reuse of rainwater.

McBride: From Antwerp all over the world

McBride is a European manufacturer of domestic products with sites throughout Western Europe and Poland. "Our Belgian plants in Ieper and Estaimpuis make liquid products for domestic and personal care," explains Roland Vanlerberghe, Distribution & Warehousing manager for France, Belgium and Northern Europe.

DP World first container terminal in Antwerp to present sustainability report

As the first container terminal in the port of Antwerp, DP World publishes a sustainability report. The report presents the company's sustainability achievements in the period from 2013 to 2016.

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Date

18 Sep 2018

Leading port authorities combine forces in Climate Action Program

Antwerp Port Authority is pleased to announce its participation in the World Ports Climate Action Program. In this new international initiative, the port authorities of Hamburg, Barcelona, Rotterdam, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Vancouver and Antwerp will be joining forces and working together on a number of projects that address the issue of global warming.

Date

05 Jul 2018

Port seeks to double rail volume with Railport Antwerp

Railport Antwerp, a joint initiative by Antwerp Port Authority, the Left Bank Development Corporation and the industry associations Essenscia Vlaanderen and VOKA-Alfaport, is to expand its activities. The company will actively serve rail transport in the port, including intermodal container transport, with the aim of doubling the proportion of rail transport in the port of Antwerp over the next few years. An important step in this process is the appointment of Nils van Vliet as CEO.