New Tanker and Container Terminals For Port of Antwerp

The Port of Antwerp says “massive investments” are coming in the next few years as new tanker and container terminals are pencilled in.

The SEA-Invest Group is planning construction of a new tanker terminal in the Delwaide dock representing an investment of €250 million. Meanwhile, at the same dock the group will also operate an independent container terminal acquired from Independent Maritime Terminal (IMT). This facility is currently located in the Hansa dock but will be moved to the Delwaide dock – where there is space for further development – with an additional investment of €50 million. Other new activities not directly related to the waterfront will help to re-utilise the space released in the Delwaide dock.

Separately, a location has been found for the Houston-based international terminal operator Zenith Energy. “Given the size of the project which this company wishes to carry out in Antwerp, and taking into account also the limited quay length available in the Delwaide dock, an alternative site has been chosen on the Right bank of the Scheldt. Zenith Energy already has a presence in Amsterdam but wished to find a second location in the strategically very important ARA (Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp) region, and the choice finally fell on Antwerp where the company will ultimately invest €250 million,” said the port.

Antwerp Port Authority says it is particularly satisfied with the new uses that have been found for existing sites. “Thanks to the huge interest in the port area we have been able to select projects that offer the highest added value for the port area as a whole. The waterfront sites have been reserved for candidates that will generate large freight volumes and so make maximum use of the available maritime infrastructure. As for the non-waterfront sites we have opted for candidates that will help to further develop the chemical and petrochemical cluster,” explained Port Authority CEO Eddy Bruyninckx.