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Ghent – new dedicated UK ro-ro hub planned

News26 Jul 2019

A joint Belgian-Turkish plan would create a 40-ha multimodal hub at the new Kluizendok (basin) in the Belgian port of Ghent, part of North S...

News28 Jul 2018

Euroports Group is building the first All Weather Terminal in the Port of Ghent in Belgium, for lead client ArcelorMittal and other customer...

News25 May 2018

A new Ghent-based shipping company called I-Motion, will start operations with container services connecting Ghent with ABP Hull and London ...

News29 Aug 2017

The contract for the construction of the new lock in the Dutch port of Terneuzen has been granted to the Sassevaart consortium, made up of B...

News23 Jun 2017

Clean-up of a disused industrial site in Vlissingen could yet derail the proposed Zeeland Seaports and Port of Ghent merger...

News1 Jun 2017

After lengthy talks, Zeeland Seaports (ZSP - Vlissingen and Terneuzen) and the Port of Ghent have told their owners (Zeeland Province and lo...

News9 Feb 2015

Flemish minister Ben Weyts (Mobility and Public Works) and Dutch minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen (Infrastructure and Environmental Affai...

News1 May 2013

Mainstream container handling remains an elusive target for Zeeland Seaports....

News1 May 2012

Last year the Port of Ghent handled around 50 Mt, an alltime record. Overall cargo traffic increased by 4.4%, some 2 Mt more than in the pre...

News1 Jul 2010

Stukwerkers Havenbedrijf NV, traditionally one of the most important stevedoring companies in the Port of Ghent, has taken a share in Gent C...

News1 Mar 2010

The Port of Ghent now officially offers access to post-Panamax bulk carriers up to an overall width of 37m. The breakthrough follows the her...

News1 Oct 2009

The Port of Ghent’s new shortsea lo-lo terminal has gained another customer with Containerships adding the port to its Mediterranean servi...

News7 Feb 2008

Initial capacity for a new shortsea/feeder container terminal in Gent is put at 150,000 TEU/year...