In the tutorial videos below, you’ll discover step by step the main features of the Barge Traffic System.
How do I use Barge Traffic System (BTS)?
Barge Traffic System simplifies your job as an inland navigation operator or terminal manager in Antwerp’s container inland shipping. This web application ensures transparent planning, from registration to handling.
Introduction to the platform
Get to know Barge Traffic System: the online booking and tracking system for container inland shipping.
Registration
In this video, you’ll discover how to register through our platform to use the Barge Traffic System. Does your company already have access? Then you can request BTS as an additional application via the central portal ‘My Port of Antwerp-Bruges’.
Planning time slot requests
Barge Traffic System provides a clear overview of all time slot requests for your terminal. Find out here how the planning works and how you, as a terminal operator, can handle a time slot.
Creating a voyage schedule
To create a planning in Barge Traffic System, you first need to create a voyage schedule. You’ll find out how to do that in this video!
Note!
You must create the voyage schedule no later than two working days before the start of operations, before 7 p.m.
Monitoring operations and viewing history
In this video, you’ll learn how to monitor your operations and view your history in Barge Traffic System, such as a daily overview, a history of your time slot requests, or the passage planning related to the Oosterweel works.
