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Vessel movements into and out of Antwerp have been halted by a grounded container ship in the river Scheldt. Tugs are attempting to tow the 14,000teu CSCL Jupiter off the bank but it is unclear when this will happen. The ship was later reported to have been refloated on the evening of Monday 14 August.
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Jacques Vandermeiren has been appointed as the new chief executive and president of the Antwerp Port Authority. Until January 2015 he was chief executive and president of electricity network company, Elia.
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Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) has resumed its regular European Container Line (ECL) service between Northern Europe and ports in the Persian Gulf following its closure in mid-2010 on account of sanctions. The new service will be operated by 2,500teu vessels calling at Hamburg and Antwerp, Genoa, Istanbul, ...
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The European Commission has opened an 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.
The concession agreements for the PSA Antwerp and Antwerp Gateway container terminal operators ...
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The ports of Antwerp, Mannheim, Rotterdam, Strasbourg and Zwitserland have signed a cooperation agreement to boost LNG (liquefied natural gas) uptake in Europe. The cooperation includes studies, promotion, knowledge transfer, regulations and bunker infrastructure.The agreement forms part of the LNG Masterplan for Rhine-Main-Danube corridor to introduce LNG as a fuel ...
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