The Port of Antwerp is the gateway to Europe, handling 157,8 million tonnes of freight in 2009. Antwerp is the second largest port in Europe for international shipping freight and the seventh largest in the world. Its central position in North-West Europe and its excellent connections with the most important centres of industry and consumption in Europe have led to Antwerp becoming a very important link in the chain of international trade.

But the port is much more than just a loading and unloading point: here, goods are also stored, repacked, distributed and made ready for transport to their final destinations.Thanks to its enormous storage capacity the port acts as the “supermarket of Europe” where all types of products obtain the specialised handling and storage that they require. Antwerp is also the ideal port for the future, as it is the only port where millions of tonnes of freight can be carried so far inland. Freight can be brought 80 km inland to Antwerp by the most environment-friendly of all transport modes, avoiding many truckloads being carried over the same distance. From a European perspective Antwerp is the best choice not only from an economic but also from an ecological point of view.

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