Wearing of Antwerp

The port of Antwerp is the one of largest European ports . It generates a whole economy around him: it is the economic main activity of the Belgian city. The port benefits from a strategic position in Europe, it is fed by the the Scheldt, lays out of important a network of inland navigation (the Scheldt, Meuse via the Canal Albert, the Rhine) which can dispatcher most of the goods transported by sea in most of Europe, of a highway network connecting the Belgian and European big cities, and of a rail network.

History and development

Until the 19th century, the port was located on Right Bank at the entry of the city. The port was extended to the XIXe century thanks to an artificial quay, the Napoléondock. During the French occupation, Napoleon Bonaparte wanted to transform the wearing of Antwerp into a military port from which it could attack the England. Today, the port is located more at north of the city, between Antwerp and the border Dutchwoman. Since the Years 1950, the growth of the Conteneurisation did not cease increasing and Antwerp knew to adapt to this new form of transport; currently, Antwerp is the eighth larger port for the market of the Conteneur.

The installation of freight

The wearing of Antwerp by its size is classified in eleventh position from the world point of view and first from the chemical point of view in Europe. It treats approximately 16.000 ships per annum. It is also located at about fifty kilometers of the Aéroport of Brussels. The Fret can be stored in hangars covered thanks to the 480 ha of covered warehouses, including 187 of cooled stores.

First chemical port in Europe

Many great multinationals settled in the wearing of Antwerp. Certain companies have even their own terminals, which makes it possible the ships to charge and discharge directly with the production or the processing center.

The Scheldt and the port are continuously dredged to allow the Navire S having large drafts to be able to return in from Antwerp harbor installations.

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