Controversy Surrounding Ethane Cracker and Fossil Raw Materials: Environmental Groups Raise Concerns

Controversy Surrounding Ethane Cracker and Fossil Raw Materials: Environmental Groups Raise Concerns

An ethane cracker is a plant that makes ethylene by “cracking” the molecules of ethane gas at high temperatures. Environmental groups complain that such an ethane cracker still runs on fossil raw materials. Ethane gas is a by-product of shale gas, which is extracted in the United States, among other places, via the environmentally polluting … Read more

Assistance to French Drivers from Antwerp Refinery in Oil Supplies

TotalEnergies’ oil refinery in the port of Antwerp plays an important role in supplying French petrol stations. Oil production has come to a standstill due to protests against the announced pension reform. Dozens of oil tankers cannot dock. Also in October 2022, a strike wave went through France and then you could not get diesel … Read more

Work permit for 120 drivers withdrawn from container transporter ACT, company is challenging decision

The government inspection services have revoked the work permits of at least 120 drivers at Antwerp Container Transport (ACT). That reports port magazine Flows and the news is confirmed by ACT. According to the company, it is a possible mistake from the past. – After a check, ACT was notified that the work permits of … Read more

8. Deldo, the tire giant that nobody knows: “Work hard and stay under the radar, that’s our motto” (Brasschaat)

– Katleen and Philip Delcroix, the current directors of Deldo, at their huge tire stock — © Katrijn Van Giel – The 10 Richest Families of Antwerp In the Delcroix family, discretion trumps pride. Yes, she has built her car tire wholesaler from scratch into a top international player. And yes, she has given the … Read more

Group Aertssen pulls out all the stops to pamper employees: festival with Natalia, Clouseau and #Likeme (Companies)

– The head office in Stabroek. — © evdw – Group Aertssen will soon be stunting for its employees and relations. On a site at the new location in Verrebroek, Aertssen is organizing a festival with Clouseau, Natalia, Samson and Marie and other top names. Before the opening of the branch, there will also be … Read more

How a Russian billionaire used his wife to protect his wealth: who is Aleksandra Melnichenko, the current boss of EuroChem? (Antwerp)

– ©  Getty Images/Dave M. Benett – Fertilizer producer EuroChem seems unable to escape the EU sanctions lists for Russia. The Antwerp branch had to close for a while in March 2022 because oligarch Andrey Melnichenko was at the helm as the main beneficiary. The new boss turned out to be wife Aleksandra Melnichenko, a … Read more

Even after the Ineos permit, the controversy continues: “However efficient the cracker is, it remains a fossil story” (Antwerp)

– One of Ineos’ current sites in the port of Antwerp. — © Marc Herremans – Antwerp – After years of fighting with opponents, Ineos has obtained its permit for Project One, the 3 billion euro ethane cracker that the British chemical group wants to build in the port of Antwerp. But is that installation … Read more

Company disappears from Antwerp, which is good news for the unions (Antwerp)

– Tugboat of Boluda Towage Europe. — ©  rr – The company MedTug, the towage company of shipping company MSC, disappears in Antwerp. The company did not employ anyone. The departure appears to be primarily a victory for the unions, which have been raising the issue of unfair competition in the towage sector for some … Read more

Women at the helm in a man’s world: founder Solange (91) and granddaughter Sophie (38) together lead Antwerp shipping company Ringoot (Schoten)

– Solange and Sophie, grandmother and granddaughter, together form the pivot of what is still officially called Rederij Ringoot en Zoon. “We are not going to make it ‘and Daughter’, but maybe we will remove that ‘and Son’ in the long run.” — © Jeroen Hanselaer – It is not the biggest player, but the … Read more

World first: new DEME ship can load 30,000 tons and set foundation piles as high as an apartment block (and you can play badminton on it) (Zwijndrecht)

The Orion is a colossus measuring 216 meters long, 49 meters wide and almost 17 meters deep. The ship was made in China and Germany, but the concept came from the engineers at DEME in Zwijndrecht. The Orion was christened on Friday evening in Nieuwdorp in the Netherlands, near the port of Vlissingen. The ship … Read more