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Antwerp and Bruges merged to form Europe’s largest export port and overcome the Russian export trade loss

Posted on May 11, 2022   |  

  • Russia has been an important trading partner for the port of Antwerp and exports 5 million tons of international shipping volume to Russia at 240 million tons annually.
  • Global shipping companies including leading container lines have cut business ties with Russia due to Moscow’s attack on Ukraine and the imposition of Western sanctions. 
  • The new unified Port of Antwerp and Zeebrugge, Antwerp-Bruges will prepare for future changes in the shipping industry and address short-term challenges caused by the EU sanctions on Russia and the continuing effect of the pandemic.
  • The unified port will capture the first 2.5 million tons of CO2 from the industry at the port by 2025, it will be stored and eventually reused as a raw material for a wide range of applications.
  • The two-port locations handle 289 million tons of marine freight traffic annually with the biggest share in containers followed by liquid bulk, and in 2021, the ports handled 14.2 million TEU.
  • The ports want to help digitalization and build the infrastructure to support the transition to green operations.
  • The Port of Antwerp-Bruges plans to have the capacity to receive the first green hydrogen molecules on its platform by 2028.