Shortsea Shipping sets a new record in the Flemish ports with almost 145 million tonnes handled (European Shortsea Network)

Edit Public Technologies 29 Mar 2016
(Source. European Shortsea Network). 29/03/2016 ... With 98,810,471 tonnes of shortsea cargo (import and export), Antwerp is the main catalyst of SSS growth ... On the Brussels-Scheldt maritime canal 1,022,102 tonnes of shortsea freight were transported (a decrease of -41,127 tonnes or -3.87% compared to 2014). As far as the Albert Canal is concerned, 217,564 tonnes were registered (a drop of 59,893 tonnes or -21.59% compared to 2014) ... (noodl....

Port of Antwerp goes all-out for accessibility on the Left bank (Antwerp Port Authority)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Dec 2015
HTS Group consolidates the volumes from the Ruhr area at its terminal in the South Netherlands (Gorinchem Logistics Centre), while Transbox United consolidates the volumes arriving in Antwerp via the Albert canal, the Maas or the Rhine at the two Zuidnatie terminals on the Right bank....

Port of Antwerp goes all-out for maximum connectivity and accessibility on Left bank (Antwerp Port ...

Edit Public Technologies 15 Dec 2015
(Source. Antwerp Port Authority) ... Consolidation of volumes ... The aim is to increase this proportion to 57% by 2030 ... Intermodal solutions on the Left bank ... HTS Group consolidates the volumes from the Ruhr area at its terminal in the South Netherlands (Gorinchem Logistics Centre), while Transbox United consolidates the volumes arriving in Antwerp via the Albert canal, the Maas or the Rhine at the two Zuidnatie terminals on the Right bank....

Belgium: A new shortsea traffic record in the first half of 2015 (European Shortsea Network) ...

Edit Public Technologies 29 Sep 2015
(Source. European Shortsea Network) 29/09/2015. In the first half of 2015 the tonnage of shortsea cargo (import and export combined) handled in our 4 Flemish ports has shown a growth of almost 2 million tonnes (+2.8%) compared to the same period last year. Some remarkable findings. ... The Brussels-Scheldt maritime canal registered 542,387 tonnes (-36,558 tonnes). On the Albert Canal 112,608 tonnes were recorded, a drop of 21,209 tonnes....

In brief - July 2015 (Antwerp Port Authority)

Edit Public Technologies 30 Jun 2015
(Source. Antwerp Port Authority) ... Terminal operator DP World Antwerp is changing the name of its Beverdonk Container Terminal to "Antwerp East." This inland terminal in Grobbendonk on the Albert canal is aimed at international customers, offering them a more accessible alternative to the port of Antwerp ... More info ... (noodl....

'A Bridge Too Far' review: Cornelius Ryan's classic take on 'Market-Garden'

Edit The Examiner 30 Jun 2015
A Bridge Too Far. By Cornelius Ryan. Fifty miles south, in towns and villages close to the Belgian border, the Dutch were jubilant ... And for these fleeing forces all roads seemed to lead to the German border ... Every kind of conveyance was in use ... Their mission, to capture ("with thunderclap surprise”) a series of bridges that spanned the Albert Canal, the Waal River, and the last river between the advancing Allied forces and Germany ... If Gen....

As HRH Princess Astrid visits Dubai, DP World helps to drive growth in the port of Antwerp (Antwerp Port Authority)

Edit noodls 08 Apr 2015
The partnership between the Port Authority and DP World to set up an open access container terminal alongside the Albert canal in Grobbendonk (DP World Antwerp East) is a good illustration of the shared philosophy, namely that a port must dare to expand its geographical boundaries in order to maximise its advantages....

Leading Belgian politician found drowned in canal

Edit The Guardian 02 Apr 2015
Rescue workers operating in the Albert canal in Hasselt after finding RobertSteve’ Stevaert’s bicycle nearby ... Prosecutors in the eastern city of Hasselt confirmed that Stevaert’s body had been pulled from the nearby Albert canal in the early evening on Thursday after his bicycle was found nearby....

Belgian politician Steve Stevaert goes missing

Edit BBC News 02 Apr 2015
2 April 2015. From the section Europe ... Police are searching a canal in Belgium for missing politician Steve Stevaert, 61, after his coat and bicycle were found nearby. Divers and a boat are scouring the Albert canal in Hasselt in north-eastern Belgium ... TV show ... Share this story About sharing ... ....

Belgian politician found dead in canal after rape charge

Edit Reuters 02 Apr 2015
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - One of Belgium's best known politicians, a former party leader nicknamed "Steve Stunt" for his populist gestures, was found drowned in a canal on Thursday, hours after media reported he would stand trial for rape ... Current SPA party leader Bruno Tobback confirmed the death in a statement after public broadcaster VTM said police had pulled Stevaerts' body from the Albert Canal near the eastern city of Hasselt ... X. ....

DP World takes over Tril… (China Shipping (Group) Company)

Edit noodls 28 Aug 2014
Describing the move as "reaffirming our faith in Belgium as a logistics hub and base for the hinterland, Dubai-based DP World already operates the Beverdonk Container Terminal (BCT) at Grobbendonk on the Albert Canal ... The international operator's Trilogiport move will give it terminals at either end of the Albert Canal, one of the most ......

DP World Invests in the Development of the Container Terminal Trilogiport at Liège Port (DP World Limited)

Edit noodls 24 Aug 2014
For DP World, involvement in the project is a logical step in its expansion in the Benelux and a way of strengthening its presence on the Albert Canal. The Albert Canal is one of the most important traffic arteries for multimodal transport from and to the Port of Antwerp as well as an alternative to the increasing amount of traffic on the motorways....

Survey for new Antwerp-Limburg-Ruhr pipeline route (Antwerp Port Authority)

Edit noodls 05 Aug 2014
(Source. Antwerp Port Authority) ... The cluster also spreads farther along the axis between Antwerp and the Ruhr area, alongside the Albert canal ... The Flemish government has identified the multimodal connections between Germany and the seaport of Antwerp as a vital link in the chain of supply, and further considers the Albert Canal Economic Network as the most important economic concentration area in Flanders ... Collaboration agreement....
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