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Volvo Trucks Ghent presents first Belgian-made e-truck
Volvo Trucks Ghent presented the first Belgian-made heavy-duty electric truck on Wednesday, July 12. This involves 100 jobs and further anchoring of this important industrial activity within North Sea Port.
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Put Thursday 23 November in your diary: North Sea Port Conference
On Thursday 23 November, the North Sea Port Conference will be held in Ghent. The conference will be all about cooperation between medium-sized European ports.
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North Sea Port and Flemish ports recognized as European Hydrogen Valley status
North Sea Port, Port of Antwerp-Bruges and Port of Ostend have been recognised as a ‘Hydrogen Valley’ at the European level. That status is granted to a geographical area with a complete hydrogen value chain from production to distribution, storage and local end-use in different sectors.
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North Sea Port sponsors 2023 European Women's Volleyball Championships in Ghent and Brussels
The port authority North Sea Port is the new Premium sponsor partner of the Eurovolley Women 23 championships. The North Sea Port name will appear on the jerseys of the Belgian team Yellow Tigers.
Europe underlines importance of rail development in North Sea Port with €3.4 million grant
North Sea Port, together with rail operators ProRail and Infrabel, is working on cross-border rail development in the port between Ghent and Terneuzen. The EU has underlined the importance of sustainable, forward-looking cross-border rail development in North Sea Port with a grant.
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Belgian-Dutch agreement on cross-border transport and permanent storage of CO2: an important first step for North Sea Port
On Thursday 22 June, Belgium and the Netherlands outlined plans for the transport and storage of CO2 between Belgium and the Netherlands. This first step is important if the industry in North Sea Port is to reduce CO2 emissions by half by 2030 and be climate neutral by 2050.
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North Sea Port backs Flemish Green Deal Inland Shipping: transport via waterways set to become even greener
Improving the sustainability of inland shipping. That's the intention of the Flemish Green Deal Inland Shipping, which was officially launched on Friday 23 June by the Flemish Minister of Mobility and Public Works Lydia Peeters. North Sea Port is one of many partners shouldering the burden.
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North Sea Port attracts new DHG logistics project to Vlissingen
Dutch property developer DHG has leased a 12-hectare site in Vlissingen. The group plans to build a high-quality distribution platform there with 70,000 m² of warehouses. In doing so, DHG is further embedding itself in North Sea Port and the logistics pillar which is strategic for the port.
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Maritime access in North Sea Port extended: OVET now able to accommodate ships with deeper draughts in Vlissingen
Ships sailing from the North Sea via the Westerschelde to unload dry bulk goods at OVET's quay in Vlissingen can now enter with a draught of 16.80 metres. That is 10 cm more than was possible until now.
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Freepoint Eco-Systems enters agreement with North Sea Port for a plastic recycling facility in Europe
Freepoint Eco-Systems Belgium NV and North Sea Port announced (30 May 2024) the signing of a long-term concession agreement for the development of Freepoint Eco-Systems' first advanced recycling facility for plastics in Europe. The facility will be situated in the Kluizendok site in Gent.
Work starts on R4 East and West: complete, safer redesign for ring road around the Ghent part of North Sea Port
On Monday 27 May, the first spade went into the ground for the major works on the R4 East-West ring road around the Ghent part of the port area. By 2031, no fewer than 22 intersections will have been redesigned for safer traffic, cycling and integration with the surrounding port environment.
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Sweden-Belgium Green Shipping Corridor expands ambition for the world's first green ammonia shipping corridor and welcomes new partner
By 2030, two ammonia-fuelled ro-ro vessels of DFDS are expected to operate on the routes between Sweden and Belgium. Potentially it is the world's first green ammonia shipping corridor for freight vessels. North Sea Port is part of this shipping route.