Antwerp hub for pick-ups

Rotterdam and Antwerp-Bruges, which are Europe’s two largest container ports, have both suffered declines in their throughputs for the first nine months of 2023. Overall traffic at both ports was also down on the same period of 2022.

The Netherlands and Colombia are preparing a treaty to intensify bilateral cooperation in the fight against drugs trafficking.

Partnership between the port and technology providers leverages IoT technology and the LoRa network to monitor cargo inside reefer containers independently of the reefer machinery.

How does the port balance the competing interests of PSA-MSC and DP World, and could there yet be a hitch in the new graving dock plans?

The Port of Antwerp has submitted a third variant for the layout of its planned second tidal dock on the left bank of the River Scheldt. The so-called ‘Duplex’ variant will feature marine container terminals on both sides of the basin.

As reported by WorldCargo News Online during August, the UK’s Rail Operations Group (ROG) is working on a bold scheme to move heavy freight by rail at truck-competitive speeds.