– © Joris Herregods – Antwerp – The administrative formalities had already been completed last week, but now the ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge have also officially launched their merger. With great ambitions that they wanted to share with the whole world: the unified port wants to become the European number one for green energy. … Read more
– A new tidal dock is to be built between the Deurganck dock and the polder village of Doel. Now that the action groups have ceased their resistance, the main obstacle to the port expansion has been removed. — © Jan Van der Perre – The Wase activist groups have stopped their proceedings before the … Read more
Antwerp – Because the Russian owner of fertilizer producer EuroChem is on the European sanction list, BASF is suspending deliveries to the company. BASF and EuroChem are located right next to each other in the port of Antwerp. Until ten years ago, the Eurochem site was even part of BASF. – Jonas van Boxel Today … Read more
– Total’s polymer factory in Antwerp. — © rr – The workers of the chemical factories of Total Energies in the port of Antwerp are threatening a strike. They believe that the management gives them too little wage surcharge. – Christof Willocx Today at 05:00— In recent days, workers at the chemical plants Total Energies … Read more
The PFOS that ended up in the wastewater of the Antwerp chemical company Evonik must come from the extinguishing foam that was used until 2008, the company believes. – Evonik Antwerp is thus responding to the allegations of the environmental organization Bond Beter Leefmilieu, which is appealing the new permit that the company has received … Read more
The controversial ATPC refinery in the south of the port of Antwerp is closing its doors. That was announced on Thursday. More than a quarter of the staff is at risk of being fired. “But we don’t agree. There are still many open questions’, says ABVV secretary Levi Sollie. – Antwerp Terminal & Processing Company … Read more
– Archive image. — © Katrijn Van Giel – Antwerp – The controversial ATPC refinery in the south of the port of Antwerp is closing its doors. That was announced on Thursday. More than a quarter of the staff is at risk of being fired. “But we don’t agree. There are still many open questions,” … Read more
Beveren – A home battery is already a fact in countless households, but Liège Natie Cold Store recently launched the first Tesla Megapack in the port of Antwerp. Together with their windmill and a lot of solar panels, Stefaan Verhelst’s company becomes a lot more independent from the grid. “We will thus become the first … Read more
– © Shutterstock – Wait six months for a dishwasher and a year for a new car or lawn mower. Corona waves, a shortage of raw materials and a gigantic knot in the worldwide container traffic have plunged us into a ‘waiting list economy’. “I fear empty store shelves between Sinterklaas and Christmas.” – Text: … Read more
– On September 8, the Global Mercy passed through the Suez Canal. Now it is anchored off the Belgian coast. Sunday morning it leaves for Antwerp — © rr – Antwerp – Another record ship for Antwerp. Not a container giant this time, but the largest civilian hospital ship in the world, the Global Mercy. … Read more