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even more strongly,” she


says. Meanwhile, port officials are


in constant communication with shipping companies and the container terminals to see where space can be created for containers. “For example, some


terminals have already decided that containers for export can only be at the terminal a few days before they can be loaded,” she says. “We are also looking at how we can optimize capacity inland and make even great use of inland navigation and rail.” Fortunately, the container


traffic in Antwerp is spread across the various shipping areas. “We are not largely dependent on the Far and Middle East,” she says. “This means that the Port of Antwerp is a little less sensitive to incidents in the supply chain. Our terminal operators are also among the most efficient in the world and we have a large storage capacity. “ The port has set a vision to


double rail cargo transport to and from the port by 2030. That is the ambition of Port of


Antwerp, Infrabel’s joint


Railport and rail vision,


presented on March 31. In concrete terms, this involves seven projects to help make the modal shift a reality.


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Last September the Bremer Senate decided to develop a concept for upgrading the river quay infrastructure at container terminals 1 to 3a at the Port of Bremen. The port management company,


The mega vessel the MSC Regulus entered the Port of Antwerp on February 28. With a draught of 15.7m, it proved that the port can handle the world’s biggest container ships. (Port of Antwerp photo.)


bremerports, is examining and evaluating possible options for the further development


of the 2,400-meter-long quay section. The project is regarding


very important to the future competitiveness of the ports of Bremen. “The shipping companies around the world have recently brought ever larger ships into service, which are placing additional demands on the quay infrastructure,” says.


Dr. Claudia Schilling of The Senator for Science and Ports, The almost five-kilometer


long Stromkaje (CT1 to CT4) in Bremerhaven is one of the world’s most contiguous quay structures of its kind. When the CT 3a was put into operation in 2003, container ships had a capacity of around 8,000 TEU. Today, the largest freighters in the world


transport almost 24,000 TEU. “The handling of these ships


also requires new container cranes that are larger, higher and more efficient,” says Senator for Science and Ports Dr. Claudia Schilling. Water depths of the berths


at the container quay also need to be adapted to the new requirements. These and their costs are being studied.


Earlier last year in June,


Bremen’s Senate resolved to create comprehensive additional shore power supply facilities at the ports of Bremen. The plans envisage the provision of eight stationary shore power supply units for maritime shipping and two additional connections for inland shipping by the year 2023.


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