2011 2011 The port in figures

Location in the world 2 Antwerp in 4

Freight categories Maritime freight 6 Containers 8 Conventional breakbulk 10 Ro/ro 12 Liquid bulk 14 Dry bulk 16

A multifunctional world-class port Cargo handling, industry and logistics 18

A multimodal port Modal split and road transport 20 Barge and rail 22 Pipeline and shortsea 24

A sustainable port People, Planet & Profit 26

Map of the port 30 Location

South America Paci c region Antwerp, a major international port 14,000,000 1,500,000 20,700,000 no other seaport is as Africa Europe centrally located 62,100,000 in Europe as the . This central location offers 27,800,000 the fastest and cheapest connections with the European hinterland, Near East as well as ecological advantages. TONNES 187,151,714 North and Middle and Central America Maritime freight volume Far East 31,900,000 in Antwerp 29,000,000

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Antwerp rica Ame tral en 19% /15% C d an h ear Eas rt N t No a 12%/18% ic er m A th u o S

Middle Loading/Unloading an d Fa (in million tonnes) r Ea 14%/17% st destination Loading UNLOADING Af 10%/13% rica Europe 35.6 26.5 North and Central America 18.3 13.6 8% /6% Middle and Far East 13.7 15.3 Near East 11.9 15.8 Africa 9.3 11.5 South America 8.2 5.8 1%/1% Pacific region 1 0.6 gion Paci c re Loading Unloading

2 2011 – The port in figures Port of Antwerp 3 Location Antwerp in Europe Deepening of the estuary means that Antwerp can now be served by ships with a draught of 16.0 meters travelling thanks to its location 80 kilometres inland within up-river and 15.2 metres down-river. Europe, Antwerp offers the fastest, most cost-effective and most sustainable connection with the European hinterland. Calls by container carriers larger than 10,000 TEU Antwerp, a seaport in the heart of Europe 150 141 120 91 90 60 53 15,240 30 12 Seagoing 3 0 ships 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Hamburg Largest container carrier ever in Antwerp Birmingham Amsterdam Rotterdam Düsseldorf London Brussels Antwerp Frankfurt Paris Luxembourg 250 km Strasbourg edith maersk 500 km Bern Lyons TEU 15,550 TEU 750 km Milan LOA 397 M Marseille Beam 56 M Zaragoza Draught 16 M Barcelona Madrid Gross tonnage 170,794 BT

Record-breaking ships in Antwerp

Dimension Ship Value Date Beam Edith Maersk 56.40 M 13.01.12 Draught MSC Savona 15.50 M 14.05.11 60 % of European purchasing power is located LOA Edith Maersk 397 M 13.01.12 within a radius of 500 kilometres from Antwerp. Gross tonnage Edith Maersk 170,794 BT 13.01.12 TEU Edith Maersk 15,550 TEU 13.01.12 Cargo Bao Guo 163,106 ton 27.04.09

4 2011 – The port in figures Port of Antwerp 5 Freight categories Maritime freight volume Maritime freight volume Maritime freight volume Hamburg-Le Havre range in

the volume of freight loaded or unloaded in Antwerp Port tonnage port tonnage has doubled over the past 20 years to nearly 190 million tonnes. 1. Rotterdam 434,550,000 1. Antwerp 187,151,714 This makes Antwerp by far the largest port in and the 2. Antwerp 187,152,000 2. Zeebrugge 46,957,373 second-largest port in Europe. 3. Hamburg 132,216,000 3. Ghent 27,086,926 4. Amsterdam 92,887,000 4. Ostend 3,843,547 5. Bremen 80,585,000 Total 265,039,560 6. Le Havre 67,561,000 Maritime freight volume (Source: Flemish Ports Commission) (in tonnes) 7. Dunkirk 47,524,000 8. Zeebrugge 46,957,000 200 9. Zeeland Seaports 35,520,000 10. Ghent 27,087,000

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Antwerp accounts for 100 of the total freight 70 % volume of Flemish ports 50 " Imports " Exports 0 — Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Types of maritime shipping freight in Antwerp (in tonnes)

YEAR IMPORTS EXPORTS Total Conventional breakbulk Ro/ro As an essential link in the 12,695,805 4,244,410 2000 75,209,683 55,320,943 130,530,626 global supply chains 2001 74,227,441 55,822,972 130,050,413 Dry bulk Antwerp has developed into 2002 72,595,371 59,033,445 131,628,816 19,086,260 a leading European port 2003 77,596,356 65,278,156 142,874,512 2004 83,109,485 69,217,080 152,326,565 Containers with very significant cargo- 105,109,107 2005 87,077,092 72,977,273 160,054,365 Liquid bulk generating capacity. 2006 91,972,684 75,399,612 167,372,296 46,016,132 2007 99,829,214 83,067,574 182,896,788 2008 105,018,201 84,371,344 189,389,545 2009 81,600,769 76,205,660 157,806,429 2010 92,872,403 85,295,600 178,168,003 2011 98,064,646 89,087,068 187,151,714

6 2011 – The port in figures Port of Antwerp 7 Freight categories Containers Containers Hamburg-Le Havre range

antwerp is known around the world for the high productivity port tonnage port teu of its container handling, with up to 40 movements per crane 1. Rotterdam 123,556,000 1. Rotterdam 11,876,920 per hour. 2. Antwerp 105,109,000 2. Hamburg 9,014,165 3. Hamburg 90,129,000 3. Antwerp 8,664,243 4. Bremen 62,683,000 4. Bremen 5,915,487 5. Zeebrugge 22,743,000 5. Le Havre 2,215,262 Container volume (million tonnes)

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100 105,109,107 TONNES 8,664,243 teu Total tonnage containers Total N° of TEU in Antwerp 80 in Antwerp

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20 " " Imports Container terminals Exports 1 0 — Total 2 PSA Noordzee Terminal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 3 PSA Europa Terminal 1 4 DP World Delwaide Dock Terminal 5 PSA-MSC home terminal 2 YEAR TONNES TONNES TONNES TEU 6 PSA Churchill Terminal 3 Imports Exports total total 7 Independent Maritime Terminal (IMT) 4 2000 18,228,364 26,297,279 44,525,643 4,082,334 PSA Deurganck Terminal 8 DP World Antwerp Gateway Terminal 2001 18,906,752 27,503,169 46,409,921 4,218,176 2002 21,454,753 31,561,829 53,016,582 4,777,151 7 2003 25,042,158 36,308,177 61,350,335 5,445,438 8 2004 27,838,479 40,441,549 68,280,028 6,063,747 5 2005 30,826,936 43,766,176 74,593,112 6,482,029 6 2006 34,624,580 46,184,848 80,809,428 7,018,799 2007 42,353,374 52,186,594 94,539,968 8,176,614 2008 45,496,882 55,865,142 101,362,024 8,663,736 2009 38,551,781 48,695,964 87,247,745 7,309,639 2010 44,711,216 57,828,442 102,539,658 8,468,475 2011 46,571,395 58,537,712 105,109,107 8,664,243

8 2011 – The port in figures Port of Antwerp 9 Freight categories Breakdown of conventional Conventional breakbulk Conventional breakbulk breakbulk Hamburg-Le Havre range (in tonnes)

antwerp is the largest breakbulk port in Europe. Not only is 12.4 % port tonnage it the European market leader for handling steel and fruit, but it is also 1.7 % 1. Antwerp 12,696,000 2.3 % 2. Zeeland Seaports 7,793,000 the world N° 1 for storage of coffee. 4.7 % 3. Rotterdam 7,693,000 4. Amsterdam 5,446,000 10.6 % 5. Bremen 4,408,000 Conventional breakbulk volume (million tonnes) 68.3 % 25 " Metal products 8,668,871 " Perishables 1,349,350 12,695,805 TONNES 20 " " Forest products 597,160 Total breakbulk volume Granite 295,193 in Antwerp 15 " Project cargo 216,852 " Other 1,568,379

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5 " Imports Conventional " Exports breakbulk 0 — Total terminals 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 1 2 NHS 3 DP World Breakbulk 4 Sea-Invest Year Imports Exports Total 5 Katoen Natie Terminals 2000 10,152,074 10,665,232 20,817,306 6 TNS 2001 7,815,766 10,770,207 18,585,973 7 ASI 2002 6,798,857 9,772,815 16,571,672 ABES 8 Zuidnatie 2003 6,828,322 10,207,767 17,036,089 1 2 9 Euroports 2004 7,986,118 9,558,072 17,544,190 A A 3 Antwerp Euroterminal 2005 8,026,876 9,786,795 17,813,671 B 1 B 3 C ICO 2006 8,863,911 9,490,095 18,354,006 4 9 4 5 Mexico Natie 2007 11,277,678 8,524,026 19,801,704 6 8 2008 8,726,264 8,212,063 16,938,327 2009 4,553,658 5,896,322 10,449,980 C 7 2010 4,940,546 6,187,788 11,128,334 C 2011 6,456,050 6,239,755 12,695,805 

10 2011 – The port in figures Port of Antwerp 11 Freight categories Ro/ro Ro/ro Hamburg-Le Havre range 1,080,747 Cars shipped via there are various Vehicle Processing Centres in the port of Port tonnage Antwerp Antwerp where cars are washed, dewaxed, inspected, repaired, fitted 1. Rotterdam 17,450,000 with accessories and finally transported to the new owner. 2. Zeebrugge 13,130,000 3. Dunkirk 11,831,000 2,000,000 4. Antwerp 4,244,000 vehicles 5. Bremen 3,903,000 Ro/ro volume Storage capacity in Antwerp (million tonnes)

5 50 % of new cars 4,244,410 TONNES shipped via Antwerp are 4 Total ro/ro volume handled made ready for the road in Antwerp 3 in the port.

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1 " Imports Specialised " Exports ro/ro terminals 0 — Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 1 International Car Operations 2 Antwerp Euroterminal

Year imports exports total 2000 2,270,506 1,123,711 3,394,217 2001 2,061,976 1,276,765 3,338,741 2002 2,108,760 1,639,372 3,748,132 2003 2,025,230 1,423,613 3,448,843 2004 2,150,601 1,754,499 3,905,100 2 2005 1,877,966 1,809,000 3,686,966 1 2006 1,898,234 1,970,521 3,868,755 2007 2,066,112 2,374,339 4,440,451 2008 1,894,222 2,532,921 4,427,143 2009 1,182,020 2,021,203 3,203,223 2010 1,389,533 2,335,248 3,724,781 2011 1,555,086 2,689,324 4,244,410

12 2011 – The port in figures Port of Antwerp 13 Freight categories Breakdown of Liquid bulk Liquid bulk liquid bulk Hamburg-Le Havre range (in tonnes)

the port of Antwerp is Europe’s largest integrated 9.9 % 1.1 % port tonnage cluster for storage, production and distribution of chemical and 1. Rotterdam 198,525,000 petrochemical products. 2. Antwerp 46,016,000 3. Le Havre 41,388,000 24.2 % 4. Amsterdam 39,446,000 5. Hamburg 13,964,000 Liquid bulk volume (million tonnes) 64.8 %

50 " Petroleum derivatives 29,840,077 " Chemicals 11,123,129 46,016,132 TONNES 40 " Crude oil 4,573,415 Total volume of liquid bulk " Other 479,511 handled in Antwerp 30

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10 " Imports Liquid bulk " Exports terminals 0 — Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 1 Vesta – a member of Mercuria 2 Oiltanking Stolthaven Antwerp 3 LBC-Cepsa 4 LBC Year imports exports total 5 SeaTank Terminal 2000 23,466,440 10,572,715 34,039,155 6 Too See 7 Noord Natie Terminals / A4S 2001 24,570,982 9,872,726 34,443,708 8 ATPC – a member of VTTI 2002 22,884,786 9,109,863 31,994,649 9 ADPO 2003 24,739,464 10,387,965 35,127,429 A Antwerp Gas Terminal 2004 24,385,781 10,894,598 35,280,379 B ITC Rubis Terminal Antwerp 2005 26,125,676 10,904,328 37,030,004 C Vopak ACS 2006 27,163,123 11,054,878 38,218,001 D Vopak Eurotank E Vopak Leftbank 2007 25,868,221 13,732,769 39,600,990 2008 27,309,803 12,006,431 39,316,234 2009 25,816,052 13,705,603 39,521,655 2010 28,389,027 12,606,665 40,995,692 2011 30,506,782 15,509,350 46,016,132

14 2011 – The port in figures Port of Antwerp 15 Freight categories Breakdown of Dry bulk Dry bulk Dry bulk (in tonnes) Hamburg-Le Havre range

antwerp offers no less than 1.43 million m² of covered 12.4 % port tonnage 28.1 % and uncovered storage space for bulk goods. Furthermore this capacity 5.7 % 1. Rotterdam 87,326,000 2. Amsterdam 46,450,000 can be rapidly expanded to accommodate additional volumes. 3. Hamburg 25,646,000 14.8 % 4. Dunkirk 23,790,000 5. Antwerp 19,086,000 Dry bulk volume (million tonnes) 15.7 % 23.3 % 30 " Coal 5,350,468 " Fertiliser 4,448,222 TONNES 25 19,086,260 " Sand, gravel and minerals 3,000,931 Total volume of dry bulk " Ore 2,827,032 20 handled in Antwerp " Grain and seeds 1,090,682 " Other 2,368,925 15

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Dry bulk 5 " Imports " Exports terminals 0 — Total 3 1 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2 Abes 3 Antwerp Stone Terminal 4 BASF B 5 Belgian Scrap Terminal year imports exports total Boortmalt 6 Cargill 2000 21,092,299 6,662,006 27,754,305 7 Euroports 2001 20,871,965 6,400,105 27,272,070 8 7 9 Hanson 2002 19,348,215 6,949,566 26,297,781 2 9 6 A Lanxess 2003 18,961,182 6,950,634 25,911,816 5 B SCR Sibelco 2004 20,748,506 6,568,362 27,316,868 8 Sea Invest 2005 20,219,638 6,710,974 26,930,612 B 7 2006 19,422,836 6,699,270 26,122,106 4 B 7 A 2007 18,263,829 6,249,846 24,513,675 1 B 2008 21,591,030 5,754,787 27,345,817 5 2009 11,497,258 5,886,568 17,383,826 7 2010 13,442,081 6,337,457 19,779,538 2011 12,975,333 6,110,927 19,086,260

16 2011 – The port in figures Port of Antwerp 17 A multifunctional world-class port Cargo handling, industry and logistics

antwerp stands out as a multifunctional world-class port thanks to the presence not only of handling 13,057 ha and logistics companies but also industry within the port. In no other covered port area port are the various services so closely coordinated. This makes the port of Antwerp the European distribution hub par excellence. 11 terminals specialising in breakbulk

680,000 m³ 7 of the 10 silo storage largest chemical capacity companies 5.5 million m² covered storage space

6 Steel service 15 million TEU centers container capacity

5.5 million m³ liquid bulk storage capacity 300,000 m² covered All-Weather 3 vehicle 2 million m³ terminal Processing Centers refrigerated storage capacity

18 2011 – The port in figures Port of Antwerp 19 Multimodal port Antwerp, direct connections Modal split and road transport to the European road network

whatever the product there is a fast and efficient solution for transport between the port of Antwerp and the Scheldt

European hinterland. There are various transport possibilities including shortsea, barge, rail, road transport and pipeline E 19 A 12 — all of which can moreover be combined. Germany E 34 UK E 34 Antwerp 187 million TONNES E 313 E 17 maritime cargo France A 12 BELGIUM E 19

47 % 37 % 11 % 5 % Road transport Barge transport Rail transport Pipelines The port of Antwerp is centrally located within the European road network, making it the fastest connection for nearly all consumers and industrial centres in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, 8.7 million TEU France, Switzerland, Italy and many other European destinations. Container transport

56 % 34 % 10 % Distances to production centres Road transport Barge transport Rail transport (in KM)

to Antwerp Hamburg Le Havre Rotterdam D Duisburg 179 378 615 223 Cologne 222 413 576 282 106 million TONNES Ludwigshafen 424 570 729 502 Frankfurt 413 489 771 475 Industrial goods transport Munich 780 769 1008 842 F Valenciennes 168 687 297 274 Lille 132 670 286 248 Paris 362 902 196 455 56 % 36 % 6 % 2 % Strasbourg 491 701 683 593 Pipelines Barge transport Road transport Rail transport NL Venlo 151 409 544 191 Geleen 128 468 501 212 Amsterdam 160 468 604 77 CH Basel 623 811 693 725

20 2011 – The port in figures Port of Antwerp 21 A multimodal port The port of Antwerp as the hub of the Barge and rail European rail network

Antwerp in the heart of the European inland Netherlands Bremerhaven

waterway network Amsterdam Netherlands 6 to 18 hours Rotterdam Lübeck Lower Rhine area Bialystok Duisburg Zeebrugge 18 to 24 hours Leipzig Belgium Antwerp Düsseldorf Antwerp 4 to 18 hours Cologne Germany Brussels Lille Bonn Mannheim Dourges Belgium Thionville Liège Koblenz Paris Valenciennes Frankfurt Munich Mainz Northern France Basel Luxembourg 24 to 36 hours Mannheim Lyons Ludwigshafen Milan Mid-Rhine area Bologna France Thionville Metz 24 to 72 hours Paris Genoa Varna Marseilles So a Nancy Strasbourg Barcelona

Lisbon Madrid Mulhouse Ottmarsheim Valencia Basel Switzerland Sines Upper Rhine area 72 to 96 hours Smooth flow of barge traffic is ensured thanks to obligatory Each week in the port of Antwerp there are 200 departures use of AIS (Automatic Identification System) and innovative by container shuttles to 70 destinations in 19 countries. IT applications such as APICS2 and the Barge Traffic System.

 87 million tonnes of freight  24 million tonnes of freight per year 59,428 via Antwerp by barge  250 laden goods trains per day from barges  950 barge calls per week to 820 destinations in 23 countries 75 destinations in Europe  26 rail fans  200 container shuttles per week to  9 combined rail container terminals 67 European destinations in 7 countries  85 barge operators with frequent calls, including 45 container operators

22 2011 – The port in figures Port of Antwerp 23 Multimodal port Antwerp, the leading Pipeline and shortsea European shortsea port for container transport Pipelines in the port Scandinavia of Antwerp Baltic

 More than 100 different UK product pipelines  350 km of pipeline in the Antwerp port area Antwerp

North Africa Mediterranean area Black Sea

The port of Antwerp as the hub of the European Rotterdam Marl With a market share of 14 % Antwerp is the leading pipeline network Terneuzen Gelsenkirchen Zeebrugge Antwerp European port for shortsea container transport. — Main corridors Leverkussen Dunkirk Geleen Brussels Feluy Frankfurt

Ludwigshafen

 10,600 shortsea arrivals per year 232  45 % or 85 million tonnes of the total A good 88 % of liquid bulk for CONTAINER SHORTSEA maritime freight volume in the port has a Marseilles industrial uses and tank storage AND FEEDER shortsea destination DESTINATIONS in the port of Antwerp is carried  52 % or 4.5 million TEU of the by pipeline. container volume in the port comes from or goes to a shortsea destination

24 2011 – The port in figures Port of Antwerp 25 A sustainable port Nature areas in and around People, Planet & Profit the port of Antwerp

the port of Antwerp reconciles economic, social 1 Groot Buitenschoor (saltmarsh) 9 Bospolder – Ekers Moeras H Haasop 2 De Zouten (saltmarsh) (marsh) I Ketenisseschoor (saltmarsh) and ecological interests wherever possible. The main principle 3 Opstal valley area (phase 1) A Blokkers dike J Fort Liefkenshoek of this socially responsible enterprise is respect for 4 Galgeschoor (saltmarsh) B Groot Rietveld (reedbeds) K Spanish Fort 5 Black headed gull breeding site C Zwijndrecht flats L Drijdijck People, Planet en Profit. 6 Verlegde Schijns holding basins D Kallo reedbed M Verrebroekse ponds 7 De Kuifeend (nature reserve) E Fort Sint-Marie N Putten Weide (meadow) 8 De Grote Kreek (nature reserve) F Melkader creek (bullrushes) O Putten West G "25 Direct employment in the port of Steenland polder Sweetwater creek "26 Antwerp in 2009 Grote Geule (creek) "27 polder (North) and Brakke creek (in FTE) "28 1 Prosper polder (North) Industry 23,484 (under development) "29 Other logistics services 5,736 2 Paardenschor – Old Doel (saltmarshes) "30 Land transport 4,022 29 Marine Industrial Development Areas "31 Commerce 2,335 28 R 3 Doel dock (filled in) Miscellaneous 2,180 Port Authority 1,659 Shipping companies 1,150 5 Freight handling 15,135 4 6 Ship’s agents and forwarders 6,876 7 TOTAL 62,577 ON 30 J 31 8 (Source: National Bank of Belgium) P I 9 L K M G F E H DB 62,577 86,749 149,326 26 C Direct jobs in 2009 Indirect jobs in 2009 total employment A in 2009

Around 7 % of the working population in Flanders In collaboration with the Natuurpunt conservation and 4 % of that in Belgium have a job thanks to society, the port strives to set aside up to 5 % the port of Antwerp. of the port area or 650 hectares as ecological infrastructure.

26 2011 – The port in figures Port of Antwerp 27 Sustainable energy generation in the port of Antwerp € 10,000,000,000 Public sector investment in 120.000 955,716 kWE and around Antwerp 100.000 installed cogene- 1 Liefkenshoek rail link 5 Improvements to locks on right bank ration capacity in the 80.000 2 New Scheldt connection 6 Saeftinghe Development Area port of Antwerp for road traffic 7 Dock improvements 60.000 3 Schijns and Waasland 8 Raising bridges over the logistics parks 9 Improved navigability on the Scheldt 40.000 4 Deurganck dock lock A Second rail access Installed capacity (kWe) " Solar panels 20.000 " Biogas " Biomass 0 " Wind power 1997 1998 2000 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 9

Total emissions by industry in the port of Antwerp during the period 2000 – 2010 7 6 have decreased by more than 40 % 1 while total output has risen by 5 %. A 7 4 Particulate emissions in the port of Antwerp 3 8 55 5 50 2

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PM 35 " Industrial " Urban 30 " The Port 8,590,900,000 9,119,500,000 17,710,400,000 25 of Antwerp Direct added value indirect added total added value 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 in 2009 value in 2009 in 2009

28 2011 – The port in figures Port of Antwerp 29 Map of the port Scheldt-Rhine canal

SCHELDELAAN

CANAL DOCK B3

Zandvliet

Putte Scheldt ZANDVLIET LOCK

CANAL DOCK B2

STABROEK

DELWAIDE DOCK NETHERLANDS

Doel-Lillo Berendrecht KAPELLEN Doel ferry R 2 Fr. Tijsmans Hoevenen tunnel A Lillo 12 Blauwhoef

CANAL DOCK B1 BRASSCHAAT

Liefkenshoelrail tunnel

Kieldrecht (under construction) Oorderen Liefkenshoek tunnel

TOLL DEURGANCK DOCK

DOEL DOCK DEURGANCK LOCK BOUDEWIJN LOCK CHURCHILL DOCK WAASLAND(under CANAL construction) VAN CAUWELAERT LOCK 6th HAVEN DOCKWilmarsdonk

HANSA DOCK Luithagen NORTHERN Scheldt VERREBROEK DOCK MOORING DOCK 19 KALLO LOCK E

DOCK SOUTHERN tunnel MOORING DOCK LEOPOLD DOCK MARSHALL 3rd HAVEN DOCK Verrebroek ALBERT DOCK VRASENE DOCK 2nd Kallo 4th HAVEN DOCK HAVEN DOCK Luchtbal Land van Waas INDUSTRY DOCK 5th HAVEN DOCK Oosterweel 2 AMERICA DOCK R SCHELDELAAN STRASBOURG DOCK

E 34 ROYERS LOCK HOUT KATTENDIJK DOCK Albert canal LOCK

Sint-Anna DOCK ASIA DOCK

E 34 Left bank Waasland KATTENDIJK DOCK tunnel WILLEM KEMPISCH Melsele DOCK Deurne ANTWERP Vrasene BEVEREN Sint-Anna pedestrian tunnel E ZWIJNDRECHT 34

30 2011 – The port in figures Burcht Port of Antwerp 31 1

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Hoboken (Lille, Paris) Notes Antwerp Port Authority

The 1,650 employees of the Port Authority play an important role in the day-to-day activities of the port. They keep the port operating smoothly, and help to create a sustainable future for the port of Antwerp so that it can continue to play its role as a leading international port.

The jobs and responsibilities that they hold within the Port Authority are extremely varied. Among other things the Port Authority manages and maintains the docks, bridges, locks, quays and backquays. It is also responsible for smooth, efficient and safe movements of shipping within the port area. Its members of personnel operate tugs, cranes and dredgers, and carry out promotion in Belgium and around the world.

32 2011 – The port in figures Port of Antwerp 33 Antwerp Port Authority Port House Entrepotkaai 1 2000 Antwerp Belgium T +32 3 205 20 11 F +32 3 205 20 28 E [email protected] www.portofantwerp.com www.sustainableportofantwerp. com/en

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