Smooth and safe traffic

Een vlot bereikbare haven met een veilige verkeersdoorstroming is van belang voor de mobiliteit. Daarnaast stimuleren we veilig en duurzaam woon-werkverkeer.

An easily accessible port with safe traffic flow. The various teams at Port of Antwerp-Bruges work hard towards this goal every day. The focus is not only on nautical aspects. Port of Antwerp-Bruges also exercises its competences on the landside to make the port area optimally accessible, for example by road and rail. In addition to the importance of the logistics chain, stimulating sustainable passenger transport for commuting is a priority.

Onderzoek in samenwerking met de UA naar duurzaam/sterk asfvalt door plaatsing van sensoren in het wegdek

Roadworks

The accessibility of Port of Antwerp-Bruges is important for the companies, customers and people who work there. In various parts of the port area we are working to improve the infrastructure for vehicle and cycle traffic. This causes temporary inconvenience from time to time. View the overview of all road works.

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 Truck parking area Goordijk

Truck parking

Truck parks at strategic locations in the port area ensure that drivers can safely take their rest periods.

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Efficient shipping guidance and planning

The Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) is responsible for the shipping guidance of seagoing and inland vessels behind the locks. To ensure a smooth, safe and efficient traffic flow, VTS provides information and advice, for example relating to routes, weather conditions and potential risks, to all water-related traffic participants behind the locks.

The Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) is responsible for the shipping guidance of seagoing and inland vessels in the port.

In addition to the shipping guidance, Port of Antwerp-Bruges is committed to transparency and the optimisation of shipping planning. For example, the team of Port Planners ensures the safe, efficient planning and processing of moorings. They take into account the various actors, such as the port, the port facilities and the port users, as effectively as possible.

Digitisation of the radar infrastructure

Radar infrastructure plays an important role in the guidance of shipping traffic. In Antwerp, the radar network will be fully digitised and further expanded. Because of its location in the hinterland and the associated complex calls, the nautical chain operation is of crucial importance for smooth traffic in Antwerp. In recent years, significant investments have been made in the digital interconnection of the chain partners, including more and better data exchange. The analogue radars were replaced by digital ones and, in addition, new radar towers were built.

This new radar tower with cameras at the Kanaaldok B2 is part of a network that helps us with the traffic management.

We are preparing our port for the world port of the future where innovation and digitisation are central. This new radar infrastructure will help us manage our port more efficiently and ensure even safer and smoother traffic.

Annick De RidderPort alderwoman
Annick De Ridder

Commuter traffic

The port must remain accessible for people and goods. Only a radical shift in the modes of transport will provide a sustainable solution. Port of Antwerp-Bruges is therefore working hard to achieve a modal shift by 2030, with more cargo transport by rail, inland navigation and pipeline. Port of Antwerp-Bruges also plans to encourage the employees of the port platform to opt for sustainable means of transport.

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