Katoen Natie offers alternative to Second Tidal Dock
NewsKatoen Natie proposed a cost-effective, timely alternative to Antwerp’s Second Tidal Dock project, suggesting a feasible option on the right bank.
Delwaidedok tenant
The port of Antwerp has found new tenants for its locked Delwaidedok facility that was vacated by its biggest container customer, MSC, for the tidal Deurganckdok berths. Belgium’s SEA-Invest group is to invest €250M in a new tanker terminal, and will also operate a container terminal following its takeover of Independent Maritime Terminal (IMT). IMT is currently located in the Hansadok, but will be moved to the Delwaidedok, where there is space for further development, with an additional investm
Belgium’s SEA-Invest group is to invest €250M in a new tanker terminal, and will also operate a container terminal following its takeover of Independent Maritime Terminal (IMT). IMT is currently located in the Hansadok, but will be moved to the Delwaidedok, where there is space for further development, with an additional investment of €50M.
Associated with this move, SEA-Invest’s subsidiary SEA-Tank Terminal will build additional tank capacity for energy company Total on the area to be vacated by IMT in the Hansadok, representing an investment of €100M. Other new activities not directly related to the waterfront will help to reutilise the space released in the Delwaidedok.
The SEA-Invest/IMT container terminal in the Delwaidedok will be much bigger than the IMT facility in the Hansadok, with an area of almost 55-ha compared to 16.7-ha, and its new quay wall will be 950m compared to 685m in the Hansadok. Last year, IMT handled 250,000 TEU, and was at the limit of its capacity, said the port, but it faced increasing demand to handle reefer containers. The port said that SEA-Invest affiliate Belgian New Fruit Wharf has already negotiated new contracts with various deepsea container lines to call at the larger terminal in Delwaidedok.
Separately, a location has been found for the Houston (TX)-based international terminal operator Zenith Energy on the right bank of the Scheldt. Zenith already has a presence in Amsterdam, but wished to find a second location. ultimately, said the port, Zenith will invest €250M in its right bank facilities.
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