– © Joris Herregods – Antwerp – The shipping companies Maersk and MSC are canceling Antwerp this summer as a stop on one of their regular joint services. Antwerp is hit hard by the worldwide crowds. – Maersk and MSC share each other’s ships in the so-called 2M alliance. This happens, for example, on the … Read more
To say that Antwerp is a container port is an understatement. Container traffic, the only cargo type that has grown continuously since 2014, increased in tonnage in the first six months of this year by 4.3% compared to 2020 and 3.9% compared to 2019. Expressed in standard containers (TEU), the increase is even more pronounced … Read more
– The polder behind the Doel nuclear power plant. — © BELGA – Antwerp, Beveren – Does nitrogen threaten to stop the growth of the port of Antwerp? An advice from the Council of State points in that direction, although the government is fully investigating mitigating measures. But one of the complaining parties, the Polder … Read more
– © BELGA – Antwerp, Beveren – The expansion of the port of Antwerp is under threat. ECA, the plan to handle 7 million extra containers, currently offers too few guarantees that no harmful nitrogen will end up in nature areas. That is the opinion of the auditor of the Council of State, who is … Read more
Stefaan Degand and Peter Van Den Begin can now be admired in a fluorescent suit and a safety helmet. The two actors play the leading role in a series of films that are intended to point out the dangers at the port in Antwerp dockers. – Screenwriter Emiel Van Wouwe and director Hans Buyse went … Read more
– Gill Scheltjens, Georgi Trenchev, David Ziegler and Annemie Bogaerts. — © RR – Antwerp – Top research at the UAntwerp can possibly make a major contribution to a climate-neutral port. The spin-off D-CRBN wants to build a large factory on the former Opel site. That factory could process no less than one million tons … Read more
The deforestation of two sites in the port of Antwerp for a mega investment by the British chemical group Ineos has been stopped at the last minute. – The Council for Permit Disputes decided on Friday to suspend the permit, allowing Ineos to deforest two large sites in the port of Antwerp. As a result, … Read more
Antwerp, Zwijndrecht, Beveren – At least until the end of this year, drones will again be visible above the port of Antwerp. This will be done for checks or incidents. The images can also be quickly shared with the emergency services. Later, the port wants a network of self-flying drones. – Facebook Twitter Whatsapp MailFill … Read more
The occupation of a piece of forest in the Antwerp port area where chemical company Ineos wants to build a new factory, was ended by the police on Saturday evening. All activists present were arrested, according to action group Ineos Will Fall, a total of 80 to 100 people. ‘Nevertheless, we consider the action to … Read more
Ineos Will Fall calls “Project One” by Ineos “the example of the wrong choices that are made about the future of the Flemish industry”. The campaigners fear that Ineos will use controversial shale gas in the new ethylene and propylene plant, increase CO2 emissions and that production will serve to make disposable plastic. Moreover, they … Read more