Port of Zeebrugge

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Port of Zeebrugge
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Port of Zeebrugge
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Port of Zeebrugge
Location in Belgium
Location
Country Belgium
LocationBruges,
Flanders
Coordinates 51°17′35″N3°12′35″E / 51.29306°N 3.20972°E / 51.29306; 3.20972
UN/LOCODE BEZEE [1]
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage over 50 million tonnes (2012) [2]
Website
www.zeebruggeport.be
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Satellite image of Bruges and the Port

The Port of Zeebrugge (also referred to as the Port of Bruges or Bruges Seaport) is a large container, bulk cargo, new vehicles and passenger ferry terminal port on the North Sea. The port is located in the municipality of Bruges, West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, handling over 50 million tonnes of cargo annually. [3]

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The port of Zeebrugge is managed by the port authority MBZ (Maatschappij van de Brugse Zeehaven - translated: 'Company of the Bruges Seaport'), an autonomous company regulated by public law, the city of Bruges being the main shareholder.

History

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Outer port of Zeebrugge
The cruise terminal of Zeebrugge Zeebrugge Cruise Terminal R03.jpg
The cruise terminal of Zeebrugge

Zeebrugge is a multifaceted port that handles a wide range of trades: unit loads (trailers and containers), new cars, conventional general cargo, 'high & heavy' cargoes, dry and liquid bulk cargoes and natural gas. From a purely transit port Zeebrugge has gradually evolved into a centre for European distribution.

The port has become a major European port since major development works were carried in the 1972 to 1985 period. Since then total tonnage has doubled. As of 2008, Bruges-Zeebrugge is one of the fastest growing ports between Le Havre and Hamburg. [4] It is Europe's leading RoRo port, handling 12.5 million mt in 2010, and the world's largest port for imports and exports of new vehicles, with over 1.6 million units handled in 2010 (24.5% less than in 2008 due to the economical crises). It is also Europe's largest terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG), [5] receiving natural gas from the Troll gas field via the 814-kilometre (506 mi; 440 nmi) long Zeepipe under the North Sea. LNG is also delivered in specialized gas tankers from various origins, like Africa, Australia or the Middle East. Zeebrugge counts as one of the most important ports in Europe for containerized cargo as well, handling over 2.5 million TEUs in 2010.

The port employs directly over 11,000 people and handles over 10,000 ship moorings annually. Together with the indirect employees, the port creates over 28,000 jobs.

The most important functions of the port are:

Advantages of the port

The port complex of Bruges-Zeebrugge offers several main assets, which will allow volumes to develop even further in the years to come, namely,

Ferry routes

The following ferry operators operate regular scheduled, international routes to and from Zeebrugge.

OperatorDestinationsNotes
Cobelfret Dublin, Esbjerg, Gothenburg, Hirtshals, Killingholme, Purfleet, Santander
DFDS Seaways Rosyth No longer operating since 2018
Finnlines Helsinki, Tilbury
P&O Ferries Middlesbrough, Teesport, Tilbury

Terminals

As of July 2015:
TerminalTypeWebsite

Outer port

Zeebrugge International Port (ZIP)paper and multi-purpose terminal [6]
Zeebrugge International Port (ZIP)deepsea container terminal [7]
Container Handling Zeebrugge (CHZ)deepsea container terminal [8]
Verbrugge Terminals Zeebruggebreakbulk terminal [9]
APM Terminals Zeebruggedeepsea container terminal [10]
P&O Ferries roro terminal [11]
DFDS Seaways roro terminal [12]
Fluxys - LNG Terminalterminal for liquefied natural gas [13]
C.RO Terminal
Brittaniadok, Hermeskaai, Minervaplein
roro terminal [14]
C.RO Terminal
Zweedse Kaai
roro terminal [14]
Euroservices NVterminal for the purging of gas-carriers [15]

Inner port Zeebrugge

ICO Terminals
Northern Inlet dock
roro terminal for new cars and breakbulk [16]
ICO Terminals
Bastenakenkade
roro terminal for new cars [17]
Sea-Invest, Belgian New Fruit Wharfterminal for general cargo and fruit [18]
Sea-Invest, Flanders Cold Center - Tropicanaterminal for general cargo packing installation for fruit juices [19]
Tate & Lyle Molassesterminal for molasses [20]
Vlaamse Visveilingfish auction [21]
Zeebrugge Food Logisticsdeepfreeze warehouse [22]
Hanson Europesand and gravel terminal [23]
Borlixterminal for agricultural products [24]
Decloedt Dredgingmaintenance and storage facility [25]
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics roro terminal for new cars [26]
C.RO Terminal Canadakaairoro terminal for new cars [14]
Fluxys - peak shaving installationterminal for storage of liquefied natural gas [27]
Gassco terminal for the gas pipeline "Zeepipe" from Norway [28]
Toyota dedicated autoterminal [29]
CdMZroro terminal for new cars [30]
Seabridge/Eficoterminal for storage and distribution of green coffee [31]
Bridgestone Logisticsterminal for storage of tyres [32]
Brit European Transportinternational transport, storage and distribution of floor coverings [33]
Progecocontainer depot at Jozef Verschaeveweg [34]

Transportzone Zeebrugge

Interconnectorterminal for gas pipeline "Interconnector" from Bacton (UK) [35]
European Container Services ECSintermodal transport and logistics [36]
2XLintermodal transport and logistics [37]
Middlegate Europeintermodal transport and logistics [38]
Huktraintermodal transport of tank containers [39]
North Sea Expressinternational transport [40]
Britlinkinternational transport [41]

Inner port Bruges

Nieuwpoortse Handelsmaatschappijsand and gravel terminal [42]
Alzagrisand and gravel terminal [43]
Hansonsand and gravel terminal [23]
Seaport Shipping & Tradingterminal for general cargo, project cargo and bulk cargo [44]
Minne Port Servicesterminal for general cargo, project cargo and bulk cargo [45]
Bevecopeat terminal [46]
Denolf Recyclingrecycling terminal [47]
Flanders Ship Repair / Longuevilleship repair [48]
Marposwaste treatment [49]
Tomar Kolencoal terminal [50]
ABN Transportexceptional transport [51]
Solidtimber terminal [52]
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View on the eastern dam of the Port of Zeebrugge, Brugge, seen from the beach of Heist, Knokke-Heist.

Historical events

See also

References

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