Port awards breakbulk concession

30 Jun 2021 / Antwerp, Belgium

At the end of last year, Port of Antwerp launched an appeal for the water-bound site of around 15 hectares beside Churchill Dock South and expressly demanded ‘breakbulk’ activities... …PSA Breakbulk NV will become the new concessionaire…

…The area around the Churchill Dock has historically developed into one of the most important sites for breakbulk terminals at the port of Antwerp, a fact that has been further consolidated by this choice of concessionaire. Port of Antwerp aims to fuel projects in the breakbulk and project cargo segment as much as possible and believes in its development, which is why the organised appeal explicitly demanded the presence of breakbulk activities.

Port of Antwerp is delighted to accommodate this new project and thus strengthen its position as a breakbulk port in Europe. In Q1 this year, the breakbulk segment enjoyed its best quarter since Q2 2019. The throughput of iron and steel, the most important goods group in this segment, increased by 18.2% due to a peak in the supply of steel, which can be explained by the new import quotas that have taken effect since 1 April…

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Source: Excerpts from Port of Antwerp press release dated 30 June 2021

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