Port of Antwerp

Port of Antwerp
A view of MSC's former container terminal in the Bevrijdingsdok [nl]. An idea of the size of this terminal can be obtained from the fact that each of the six berthed ships are at least 250 m long
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Location
Country Belgium
Location Antwerp
 East Flanders
 Flanders
Coordinates51°16′12″N 4°20′12″E / 51.27000°N 4.33667°E / 51.27000; 4.33667
UN/LOCODEBEANR[1]
Statistics
Vessel arrivals21,072 sea ships (2023)[2]
Annual cargo tonnage286.9 million tonnes (2023)[2]
Website
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The Port of Antwerp[3] is the port of the city of Antwerp, Belgium. It is located in Flanders, mainly in the province of Antwerp, but also partially in East Flanders. It is a seaport in the heart of Europe accessible to capesize ships. It is Europe's second-largest seaport, after that of Rotterdam. Antwerp stands at the upper end of the tidal estuary of the Scheldt. The estuary is navigable by ships of more than 100,000 Gross Tons as far as 80 km inland. Like the Port of Hamburg, the Port of Antwerp's inland location provides a more central location in Europe than the majority of North Sea ports. Antwerp's docks are connected to the hinterland by rail, road, and river and canal waterways. As a result, the port of Antwerp has become one of Europe's largest seaports, ranking second behind Rotterdam by total freight shipped.[4] Its international rankings vary from 11th to 20th (AAPA).[5] In 2012, the Port of Antwerp handled 14,220 sea trade ships (190.8 million tons of cargo, 53.6% in containers), 57,044 inland barges (123.2 million tons of cargo),[2] and offered liner services to 800 different maritime destinations.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "UNLOCODE (BE) - BELGIUM". service.unece.org. UNECE. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Facts & Figures 2023 | Port of Antwerp" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2023.
  3. ^ Dutch: Haven van Antwerpen, French: Port d'Anvers
  4. ^ "Focus on the port". Port of Antwerp. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  5. ^ "The World's Top 30 Container Ports". Porttechnology.org. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2016.