Port of Antwerp connects with Switzerland through Athus terminal
A new intermodal connection is in the pipeline to link the Belgian Port of Antwerp with the Birsterminal in the Rhine port Birsfelden, Switzerland. The intermodal route will pass through Terminal Container Athus in southern...Read moreGopet Trans sets up Halkali-Antwerp connection as demand grows
A new rail freight connection between the Halkali terminal in Istanbul and Antwerp in Belgium has been available in the market for a few days now. The service, which has a long-distance setup, focuses on...Read more
Belgian authorities approve merger of Antwerp and Zeebrugge ports
The Belgian Competition Authority (BMA) has officially approved the merger of the ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge. The two ports agreed in February last year to merge into one port. According to the Competition Commission,...Read more
North Sea-Baltic RFC expands with 3 new destinations
Three new additions to the North Sea-Baltic Rail Freight Corridor (RFC NS-B) aim to enhance connectivity and make the corridor even more competitive. The ports of Zeebrugge and Ghent in Belgium, the port of Terneuzen...Read more
Direct connection between port of Zeebrugge and Marseille on the works
The port of Zeebrugge aims to expand its inland connections to France. A new direct rail freight connection to Marseille in the country’s southern end is currently under serious consideration.Read morePort of Zeebrugge wants to become a rail freight hub
The port of Zeebrugge aims to make rail freight the primary mode for its inland transport operations. The Belgian port has a clear focus: it wants rail to handle 20 per cent of its cargo...Read more
More weekly connections between Zeebrugge and Strasbourg
The train connection between Cosco’s CSP Zeebrugge terminal and Strasbourg in eastern France now runs with daily roundtrips between the two destinations. The service upgrade is in place since Friday 2 July. Trains travelling in...Read more
Railway plans for Antwerp and Zeebrugge still on the agenda
Two important ports for rail freight transport will merge into one; Antwerp and Zeebrugge. Together, they are likely to overtake Rotterdam as the largest container port in Europe. Where Antwerp specialises in containers, break bulk...Read morePorts of Antwerp and Zeebrugge merge to become Europe’s biggest hub
After about one and a half years of negotiations, the two Belgian ports announced that they reached an agreement to merge their port companies. Antwerp will have an 80,2 per cent interest while Bruges a...Read more
Belgium launches customs tool to speed up e-commerce transport
The Belgium Customs and Excise Department has launched BE-GATE, a customs platform to simplify the import and export of goods. The portal, which was specially designed for the growth market of e-commerce, serves to accelerate...Read more
New regular Lineas Intermodal service for 3MCT
Lineas Intermodal has been running a new regular service for 3MCT, a multimodal container terminal in the Belgian town of Westdorpe, just across the Dutch border along the Ghent-Terneuzen Canal. The railway line connects to...Read moreNew railway connection port of Zeebrugge – Dourges
A new rail connection between the port of Zeebrugge and Dourges in northern France will be opened on 12 February. It will connect the port to the multimodal terminal Delta 3 in the French hub. The...Read more
Hard Brexit still an option, effect on entire supply chain
A day after the British cabinet approved a Brexit agreement, the Session Brexit conference took place in the Flemish port city of Zeebrugge. The further consequences of the divorce between the UK and the EU...Read moreNew Lineas service links Zeebrugge to Euro network
Belgian rail operator Lineas has reaffirmed its drive to promote road to rail modal shift by launching a new service linking three terminals at the Port of Zeebrugge with its European Green Xpress intermodal network. Lineas...Read more
Transmec Group invests heavily in new intermodal fleet and services
Transmec Group is investing six million Euros in the expansion of its 600-strong intermodal fleet and launching new pan-European rail freight services to meet growing demand. The transport and logistics operator, which operates throughout the continent...Read more
CFL Multimodal expands combined train network
Luxembourg’s CFL Multimodal and Transports Vigneron of France have launched a new rail service linking Zeebrugge and Nancy via the recently-opened Bettembourg-Dudelange freight terminal. Connections to Lyon, Le Bolou (France) and the port city of Trieste...Read moreZeebrugge to Nancy rail service up and running
A thrice-weekly container train service is now running between the Port of Zeebrugge and Nancy in north east France, potentially opening up a host of new trade links to and from Scandinavia and the UK,...Read more