The Port of Antwerp is one of the largest ports in Europe, located in the heart of the European trade network. It handles a large volume of cargo annually, especially containers. The port's success is due to its location, infrastructure like roads and rail connections, and collaboration with surrounding regions. To maintain its leading position, the port continues investing in infrastructure like deepening waterways and adding terminal capacity. These investments aim to improve access and handle future growth in trade volumes through the port.

1. The Port of Antwerp : Entering a new decade Dr. Chris Coeck BDM Transport Insurance Seminar 2010

2. Causal link between growth of trade and GDP

3. History : 16th century Most important European port

4. The Port of Antwerp Total surface: 13.057 ha Quai length: 160 km Railway: 1.113 km Roads: 400 km Covered storage space: 530 ha 2 nd largest port in Europe 2 nd largest petrochemical cluster in the world after Houston, Texas (USA)

5. The Port of Antwerp

6. Multifunctional port: today and in the future INDUSTRY LOGISTICS CARGO

7. Maritime cargo transport 2009

8. Shipping freight volumes 1990-2009 Total 158 million tonnes

9. Shipping freight volumes 1990-2009 Containers 87,2 million tonnes = 7,3 million TEU

10. Ranking of world ports

11. Ranking of the world container ports

12. Market share of containers

13. Where does the success of Antwerp comes from?

14. Success factors Wide variety of regular services to all destinations Location in the heart of Europe Excellent hinterland connections Appropriate storage solutions for each product Collaboration with hinterland hubs Free capacity

15. Geographical location in the heart of the European blue banana (Healy & Baker) 60 % of European purchasing power within 300 km of Antwerp

16. Night shot of the European “blue banana”

17. Quality and high productivity Productivity of container terminals

18. Excellent connections to the hinterland

19. Most important European distribution port

20. 5.3 million m² of covered warehouse space

21. Largest petrochemical centre of Western Europe, second worldwide

22. Second petrochemical cluster worldwide The largest maritime petrochemical clusters in the world are compared with respect to 39 important chemical substances (products, semi-manufactured goods, raw materials). For 5 chemicals, Antwerp is the leading maritime centre of the world, for 14 products the second most important and for 4 the third. 1st 2 nd 3 rd Greater Houston 24 3 2 Antwerp 5 14 4 Rotterdam 3 10 7 Teesside 5 4 4 Marseille 2 1 6 Tarragona 0 4 2 Singapore 0 0 5

23. Important personal effort of all people working in the port

24. What is the local impact of the port ?

25. The Antwerp port as an economic engine Employment 64.900 direct 118.200 indirect 183.100 full time equivalents

26. 20,5 billion euro value added annually = 10,6% of GDP of Flanders = 6,1% of GDP of Belgium The Antwerp port as an economic engine Value added

27. Port and infrastructural development

28. Continued investments Continued investments to enhance the leading role and performance of the port Investing in future port development To improve the attractiveness of a port for individual port users or for groups of users Opportunities to improve the competitive position

29. Continued investments The port of Antwerp is ready to enhance its leading position Investments in foreland and hinterland of the port Investments in hard and soft values Hard : infrastructure investments and further development Soft Values : strategy / organisational aspects / working conditions Double approach

30. Future investments in infrastructure Deepening of the river Scheldt Second access to the Left Bank Additional terminal capacity (Saeftinghe Development Area) Road infrastructure Railway infrastructure Barge transport

31. Deepening of the river Scheldt Tidal-independent sailings for vessels with a draft up to 13.10 meters (before: 12.30 meters) Up to 75% of all currently tide-dependant vessels will be able to call Antwerp without restrictions Wider tidal windows for seagoing vessels with a draft of < 16 metres

32. Second access to the left bank Second lock for seagoing vessels accessing the left bank Operational by 2013-2014 Biggest lock worldwide: dimensions: length: 500 metres width: 68 metres depth: 17.80 metres

33. Container capacity available Deurganck dock Most recent dock 5.3 km of quay > 7 million TEU capacity Free capacity available today !

34. Capacity development : a port for the future Saeftinghe Development Area In order to ascertain the growth potential of the port, an extension scenario is selected (construction of a large scale container tidal dock) But not only containers ! Saeftinghe Development Area an area with maritime, industrial, logistical and distribution functions

35. Capacity development : a port for the future Saeftinghe Development Area Area for maritime, industial and logistic services Total surface ca. 1.070 ha Market consultation with very strong interest in container handling and tank storage. Trimodal polyvalent area Single most important long term project for the port of Antwerp Economic crisis will not result in abandoning the project

36. Development modal split container transport Policy targets for the port of Antwerp

37. Investments in hinterland connections Road transport The port is surrounded by highways Direct access to surrounding countries and easy connection to Eastern Europe Merely 40 km from Brussels, the capital of the EU

38. Antwerp, the 2nd biggest rail port in Europe > 25 million tonnes per annum 1100 km tracks in the port Open access infrastructure Each terminal has a rail connection 26 shunting yards 220 loaded freight trains daily Investments in rail infrastructure Ambition to increase rail freight volume (Master plan Rail 2009-2018) Investments in hinterland connections Rail transport

39. Masterplan Antwerp Rail 2009-2018 Mission Actions to create favourable conditions aiming to increase the share of rail in hinterland transport and to improve the market share of Antwerp in Europe. Investments in hinterland connections Actions of the port of Antwerp

40. Masterplan Antwerp Rail 2009-2018 : Consolidation project Antwerp Intermodal Solutions Improve the efficiency of rail in the port area Infrastructural works Liefkenshoekrailtunnel Second Railway access to the port Iron Rhine Investments in hinterland connections Actions of the port of Antwerp

41. Monitoring of railway market and determination of strategy Infrastructural projects Conditions for an open, transparant and competitive railway market Hinterland services and prequencesdiensten en frequenties Promotion and communication Investments in hinterland connections Five domains of actions for railway projects

42. Mission To strengthen the role of inland navigation to and from the port of Antwerp, aiming at an increase of market share of inland navigation in the modal split Investments in hinterland connections Inland navigation

43. Improvement of capacity of Albert Canal (2010) Renovation Royers lock (2013) Waiting possibilites in Northern port area (2010-2011) Renovation of the Van Cauwelaert lock ( 2008-2011) Investments in hinterland connections Inland navigation

44. Master Plan 2009-2018 Improved infrastructure Widening of the Albert canal and heightening bridges Renovation of locks Supporting systems: Barge Traffic System Consolidation of small volumes etc. Investments in hinterland connections Inland navigation

45. Analysis and policy analysis Optimisation of operational and administrative processes in the port Infrastructural projects Introduction and implementation of technologies for improving the efficiency, environmental performance and safety Cooperation, promotion and networking of inland navigation actors and stakeholders. Investments in hinterland connections Five domains of actions for railway projects

46. How will the Antwerp Port Authority cope with the challenges of the market ? Specific Intermodal specialists in the Department of Strategy and Development Determination of strategic projects with respect to rail, road and inland navigation Masterplan Rail Masterplan Inland Navigation Specific Hinterland team Identification of possible projects and participations in the hinterland of the port To guarantee a congestion free flow of containers to and from the hinterland Development of extended gates, consolidation hubs and transferia

47. Continued investment of the port of Antwerp The Port Authority is also investing in: purchase of tugs (three under construction, four on order) purchase of split barges and pusher suction hopper dredging ro/ro facilities at Verrebroek dock and Doel dock finishing of the Verrebroek dock renovation/investment for quays on right bank construction of a new Port Authority headquarters

49. The Port of Antwerp : Entering a new decade Dr. Chris Coeck BDM Transport Insurance Seminar 2010