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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.
Port of Antwerp-Bruges is the port authority that manages the ports of Antwerp and Bruges (Zeebrugge) since the merger between the port companies of both ports in 2022. It is a limited liability company of public law with the City of Antwerp and the City of Bruges as its shareholders.
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Top 20 ports of Europe by annual cargo tonnage; Port Country City/Cities Body of water Tons Year Port of Rotterdam Netherlands Rotterdam: North Sea: 435,800,000: 2024 [1]: Port of Antwerp-Bruges
Incorporated in 1854 as a cooperative in the port of Antwerp (Belgium), the original activities of Katoen Natie consisted of typical wharfinger activities: the reception and handling of goods on the docks, especially cotton – hence the ‘Katoen’ in the name- and other commodities such as jute, coffee, cocoa, wool, rubber, aluminum.
[3] [4] The Kieldrecht Lock is the newer of two locks that give access to the left-bank docks of the Port of Antwerp in Belgium, between the Scheldt river and the Waasland Canal. The creation of the Kieldrecht lock has relieved the amount of traffic for the Waasland Canal that the Kallo Lock was experiencing.
Berendrecht Lock (right) and Zandvliet Lock (left), located at the entrance to the Port of Antwerp (top) from the Scheldt (foreground) Map showing location of the Berendrecht Lock (marked Berendrechtsluis) within the Port of Antwerp Sanko Confidence (IMO 9280366) in the Berendrecht Lock, May 2005
The Port of Antwerp is Europe's second largest shipping port by traffic, [3] handling 26% of Europe's container shipping. [4] Before the construction of the Port Authority Building, the Antwerp Port Authority hosted technical and administrative services in different locations, including in the Hofstraat and in the old Port House at the Entrepotkaai.