BIMCO’s Documentary Committee agreed that all new and revised BIMCO charter parties and bills of lading will now refer to general average being adjusted in accordance with the new York-Antwerp Rules (YAR) 2016.
Read moreThe Port of Antwerp has launched the English version of its third sustainability report which measures sustainability on the basis of no fewer than 80 indicators, ranging from laws and regulations to quality of the environment, water consumption and emissions.
Read moreAt the Comité Maritime International (CMI) Conference, in New York this week, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) will be pressing to ensure that the proposed revision of the York Antwerp Rules of General Average delivers a clear improvement on the present system and does not touch on fundamental principles.
Read moreENGIE has announced that it has signed a 30-year concession agreement with the Antwerp Port Authority for the development of an alternative energy hub at quays 526 and 528 at the port. The concession will take effect on 1 October 2016, and the hub’s first phase will commence operations by late 2017
Read moreIn this video, the port of Antwerp explains how offers continuity and sustainable innovation in a world of constant change. World-class logistics and storage facilities act with unsurpassed operational excellence and customer focus.
Read moreThe Iranian shipping company Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) called at the port of Antwerp with one of its ships last week, for the first time since economic sanctions were lifted. The honour of being the “first” Iranian ship in Antwerp’s waters fell to the container carrier Azargoun which moored at the Antwerp Gateway terminal in the Deurganck dock.
Read moreThe Eleonora Maersk container carrier (15,500 TEU) entered the port of Antwerp this month with a record draught of 15.65 metres, thus breaking the previous record of 15.50 m. With this new milestone the port of Antwerp once again demonstrates that it is perfectly accessible even for the very largest container carriers in the world.
Read moreAntwerp Port Authority announced at partnership agreement with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC).With this agreement the Port Authority and ICBC plan to seek new opportunities that match the One Belt One Road strategic plan launched by China in autumn 2013. With this project China aims to link its main industrial cities more closely to commercial centres elsewhere in Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
Read moreThe European Commission has opened an in-depth inquiry into whether reductions in compensation payments granted by the Port of Antwerp to two container terminal operators gave them an undue advantage over competitors, in breach of EU state aid rules.
Read moreIn 2015 for the first time in its history the port of Antwerp passed the 200 million tonne mark for the volume of freight handled, by a wide margin. On 31 December the figure stood at 208,423,920 tonnes of freight handled. That’s 4.7% more than the previous year, which ended with a volume of 199 million tonnes.
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