Antwerp and Zeebrugge will merge – creating a superport to rival Rotterdam

A new superport is set to be created in north-west Europe after the Belgian ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge announced today that they will formally merge. Talks between the municipal authorities of Antwerp and Bruges began in ...

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Antwerp and Zeebrugge will merge – creating a superport to rival Rotterdam

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News / Unaccompanied ro-ro traffic up at Tilbury as vision for Thames freeport is unveiled

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News / P&O Ferries boosts capacity to compensate for lost Scotland-Europe freight link

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Antwerp and Zeebrugge will merge – creating a superport to rival Rotterdam

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News / Unaccompanied ro-ro traffic up at Tilbury as vision for Thames freeport is unveiled

News / Asia-North Europe rates pass $10,000 – wait till it's our turn, say forwarders

News / Maersk and MSC drop Felixstowe from transatlantic service and head for Liverpool

News / More ro-ro services a welcome post-Brexit boost for Irish exporters to Europe

News / Shipping lines changing course with UK-Europe services as Brexit looms

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Premium / Supply chain radar: Maersk leads or lags Cosco?

News / P&O Ferries boosts capacity to compensate for lost Scotland-Europe freight link

News / Ship fire forces an end to DFDS's loss-making Rosyth-Zebrugge ro-ro service

News / Cosco achieves its ambition to take control of box facilities at Zeebrugge

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