Contact us
Do you have a press enquiry or would you like more information about Port of Antwerp-Bruges? Our press office will be happy to help you. Below are the relevant contacts and details for press and other enquiries.
Press
Looking for press information? It is collected here. Find the latest news, consult the guidelines for filming and photography in the port, or contact our press office.
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Press and news releases
Stay up to date with everything happening in and around Port of Antwerp-Bruges. In our newsroom, you will find the latest news and official press releases. You will find recent updates, projects, announcements, and events taking place in the port.
Photographing and filming
Journalists with an official press card and accompanying technicians (with T-card) can photograph or film on the public domain in the port area without prior permission.
Recording with drones always requires permission, including for journalists.
Media gallery
Looking for images of Port of Antwerp-Bruges? In our media gallery, you will find a selection of generic images that journalists and media professionals are free to use.
Facts and figures
We publish the Port’s annual results in an annual report – a booklet featuring key facts and figures. You can view reports from previous years here. Statistical reports are also available on this page.
Spokesperson
Looking for press information or further details about our news? Our spokesperson Lennart Verstappen will be happy to help you.
Press releases in your mailbox
Want to be the first to know about important port news? Sign up and receive press releases from Port of Antwerp-Bruges directly in your mailbox.
About Port of Antwerp-Bruges
With a total throughput of 278 million tonnes per year, Port of Antwerp-Bruges is a major hub in global trade and industry. The port is a crucial link for container handling, general cargo, and the throughput of vehicles. Port of Antwerp-Bruges is home to 1,400 firms and houses the largest integrated chemical cluster in Europe. The port employs, directly and indirectly, a total of 164,000 people and generates added value of 21 billion euros.
Port of Antwerp-Bruges has a clear ambition: to become the world's first port that reconciles people, climate and the economy. The port not only wishes to progress further its growth process; it also aims to use its unique position as a logistics, maritime and industrial platform in order to take the lead in the transition to a circular and low-carbon economy. Together with the port community, customers and other partners, Port of Antwerp-Bruges is actively seeking innovative solutions for a sustainable future. Responsibility for the environment and, by extension, society, is high on the agenda.
The port sites of Antwerp and Zeebrugge are operated by Port of Antwerp-Bruges, a public limited company under public law with the City of Antwerp and the City of Bruges as shareholders. It employs 1,800 people. Johan Klaps is Antwerp Port Alderman and Chair of the Board of Directors, and Bruges Mayor Dirk De fauw is the Vice-Chair of the Board. Jacques Vandermeiren is CEO and Chairman of the Management Committee, which is in charge of day-to-day management.
