Port of Antwerp-Bruges launches Breakbulk Summit in 2026

The breakbulk sector is an essential link in global trade. It enables the transport of complex, heavy and oversized goods: from industrial machinery to wind turbine components. These are crucial for keeping other industries running, achieving the energy transition and building large-scale infrastructure projects. At the same time, the sector faces constant challenges: stricter sustainability standards, the need for more efficient supply chains and the integration of new technologies.

The Breakbulk Summit brings these themes together in a programme full of substantive sessions, practical cases and discussions with international experts. The event is thus a hotspot for cargo owners, logistics service providers, shipping companies, freight forwarders and other stakeholders.

With 10.7 million tonnes of breakbulk cargo per year, Port of Antwerp-Bruges is the undisputed market leader in Europe. The port has excellent overseas connections via regular breakbulk lines and offers a wide range of transport options to the hinterland: road, rail, short sea and inland waterways. For centuries, Antwerp has been the breakbulk port par excellence, with an extensive network of specialised service providers and experienced teams that bring even the most complex assignments to a successful conclusion.