Port of Antwerp celebrates record year in containers and tonnes

This morning in the city’s MAS museum, port director Eddy Bruyninckx and port alderman Marc Van Peel are due to present details of the historic trading milestone, together with a sketch of the future. Later in the week, employees in the port will receive a gift from the Port Authority to thank them for “their efforts in building the port into a world class platform”. Representatives of the port will travel to 40 locations in the wider port area, on both banks of the river.

The Port Authority also announced this week the end of an alliance with Essar Port Limited (EOL), a subsidiary of the Indian Essar Group, with a substantial return for the Authority. The alliance dates back to 2012, when Port of Antwerp International (PAI), the Port Authority’s consulting and investment agency, invested €25 million, including €5 million provided by the Flemish investment agency GIMV.

The alliance is now terminated, with a return for PAI of €6.8 million on top of its initial investment. According to Van Peel, the partnership has also helped solidify relations between Antwerp and India.

Photo courtesy Antwerp Port Authority