Port of Antwerp: container traffic up 19%
During the first nine months of this year the port of Antwerp handled more than 132 million tonnes of freight (132,188,379 tonnes). This represents a rise of 13.2% compared with the same period last year, when the volume was almost 117 million tonnes. These figures bring Antwerp back to the same ...
First Indian elected to chair Antwerp Diamond Centre
Nishit Parikh, chief executive of Diarough, has been elected president of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) for a term of two years. Parikh, a naturalised Belgian, is the first president of Indian origin to hold the post. The AWDC is the official representative body for the Antwerp diamond ...
Ineos to build ethylene tank terminal in Antwerp
Ineos Oxide will build an ethylene tank terminal with an annual capacity of 1 million tons in Zwijndrecht, in the Antwerp port area. The project is supposed to be operational as from 2012. According to Ineos Oxide’s CEO Hans Casier the investment will drastically change Europe’s ethyl...
Study ECA International: Antwerp tops quality of life rankings
A recent study of ECA International has ranked Antwerp second with regard to quality of life. The study was conducted in more than 400 cities worldwide. Antwerp was only preceeded by Bern (Switzerland) and Copenhagen (Denmark) which both share the first place in ECA's rankings. ECA is the wor...
Deepening of the Scheldt
Deepening of the river Scheldt on the Dutch side of the border has started on 12 February, in continuation of the work that already started on the Flemish side in 2007. The deepening offers great advantages for the accessibility of the port of Antwerp. Apart from permitting wider tide windows, it...
Chongqing Representative appointed
As from February 1st 2010 Mr ZENG Su was appointed as POM Antwerp's Chief Representative in Chongqing, China. Mr Zeng will be identifying Chongqing based companies that are willing to start up European operations via Antwerp, Belgium. Both Chongqing and Antwerp have a fast developing po...
Antwerp economic delegation to visit China
From June 1st to June 10th 2010 POM Antwerp will be visiting mainland China. The delegation will be co-hosted by the Antwerp Port Authority and the Flanders-China Chambre of Commerce. Companies from many different sectors will join the delegation. The programme is as follows: 1-2 June...
- ICBC opens branch in Belgium
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), China’s l... - Tianjin company to build pagoda gate
On March 12, Antwerp's Alderman of spatial planning, Mr Ludo Va... - Antwerp doing well in FDI Magazine's rankings
On February 13th FDI Magazine announced its yearly publication &quo... - Brussels in our backyard
Only 20 kilometres south of the Antwerp region lies Brussels. Bruss...
