The Port of Antwerp Connectivity Platform provides a unique and clear overview of intermodal transport connections between the Port of Antwerp and container terminals throughout Europe. The platform currently includes 185 inland terminals across 15 countries, with ambitions to expand coverage to 300 terminals. It offers shippers and forwarders an interactive map and tools to easily find the fastest and most cost-effective ways to transport cargo between the port and destinations throughout the European hinterland by barge, rail, road and other modes. The platform aims to increase efficiency and reduce emissions by facilitating greater use of barge and rail transport over roads.

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Port of Antwerp
Connectivity
Platform brings
goods quickly and
smoothly to and from
European hinterland
Looking for an easy way for you as a
shipper or forwarder to find out how to
get your container cargo quickly,
cost-efficiently and sustainably to the
European hinterland via the port of
Antwerp? Then go to the new Port
of Antwerp Connectivity Platform.
This user-friendly website offers clear
information about the intermodal
transport possibilities, all centralised
in one place.
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Together,
the port of
Antwerp and the
container hubs in
the hinterland make
road transport more
profitable while
lowering CO2
emissions.
Bertwin Zonneveld,
CCO Belgium and the Netherlands
BCTN-GROEP

2. Port of Antwerp Connectivity Platform
brings goods quickly and smoothly to
and from European hinterland
E
ver larger ships from all over
the world are finding their
way across the oceans and
up the Scheldt to Antwerp. In 2012
the Antwerp container volume
amounted to 8,635,169 TEU.
The port has two important advantages when it comes to receiving
these goods and carrying them
to the European market. The first
of these is Antwerp’s excellent
geographical location in the heart
of Europe, enabling seagoing ships
to get very close to the European
customer. A good 60% of European
purchasing power lies within a
radius of 500 km around Antwerp.
But at least as important is the
highly developed and diversified
range of intermodal transport
available, including road, barge,
rail and pipeline. These regular
hinterland connections bring the
freight quickly and efficiently to
the main European centres of production and consumption.
The port helps you save time
To keep its customers better informed about the various transport
possibilities and how to get goods
quicker and easier to their European destination, the port of Antwerp has developed a new website.
This Port of Antwerp Connectivity
Platform tells you all about the pos-
sibilities available within the port.
The interactive map enables you to
search for specific container terminals on the basis of various criteria.
For each terminal you will not only
find the contact details and the
exact location in the port but also
the particular services it offers.
The Connectivity Platform’s hinterland tool describes the intermodal connections to and from
the European hinterland. But what
makes the website unique is the
transparent overview of the inland
terminals in the European hinterland, with details of how they can
be most easily reached, by which
operator. So in a minimum of time
you can find the best way to get the
goods to the right destination, even
down the level of individual towns.
“Together, the port of Antwerp and
the container hubs in the hinterland make inland transport more
profitable while lowering CO2 emissions” says Bertwin Zonneveld
of the BCTN group, explaining his
decision to become a member
of the Port of Antwerp Connectivity Platform as an entry to the
hinterland.
a unique and clear overview of
the European hinterland. So far
some 185 container terminals
in 15 European countries have
joined the platform. But the port
of Antwerp has much greater
ambitions, with plans to offer
connections to and from 300 or so
European inland terminals.
USEFUL WEBLINKS
• www.portofantwerp.com/en/connectivity
• E connectivityplatform@portofantwerp.com
• www.portofantwerp.com/en/figures2012
MODAL SHIFT: MORE
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT BY
BARGE AND RAIL BY 2030
Objective
2013
2030
Road
56%
43%
Barge
35%
42%
9%
15%
Rail
From 185 to 300 inland
terminals
With this handy online route
planner the port of Antwerp offers
Contact Antwerp Port Authority
T +32 (0)3 205 20 11 E marketing@portofantwerp.com
Entrepotkaai 1, 2000 Antwerp
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3. Antwerp as
a multimodal port
Modal split
Whatever the product there is a fast and efficient solution for transport
between the port of Antwerp and the European hinterland. There are various
transport possibilities including shortsea, barge, rail, road transport and pipeline
— all of which can moreover be combined.
184 million TONNES
MARITIME CARGO
47 %
37 %
Road transport
Barge transport
11 %
5 %
Rail transport
Pipelines
8.7 million TEU
CONTAINER TRANSPORT
56 %
Road transport
35 %
9 %
Barge transport
Rail transport
106 million TONNES
INDUSTRIAL GOODS TRANSPORT
56 %
Pipelines
36 %
Barge transport
Contact Antwerp Port Authority
T +32 (0)3 205 20 11 E marketing@portofantwerp.com
Entrepotkaai 1, 2000 Antwerp
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6 %
Road transport
2 %
Rail transport
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