Drinking water and shore power
In the Antwerp port area, we offer various facilities to bargemasters, including drinking water and shore power. Find out where to go for these essential services.
For use of drinking water and shore power cabinets, Port of Antwerp-Bruges provides three platforms in the Antwerp port area: Techmetrys, Connect4Shore and Ease2pay. As a user, you are free to choose between these providers.
Techmetrys
Through the Techmetrys platform, you can use a connection to a drinking water or shore power cabinet in the Antwerp port area. Click on the logo or button below for more information, to register or to use it.
Connect4Shore
Through the Connect4Shore platform, you can use a connection to a drinking water or shore power cabinet in the Antwerp port area. Click on the logo or button below for more information, to register or to use it.
Ease2pay
Through the Ease2pay shore power platform, you can use a connection to a drinking water or shore power cabinet in the Antwerp port area. Click on the logo or button below for more information, to register or to use it.
With each of these providers, you pay 4.13 EUR/m3 for drinking water and 0.27 EUR/kWh for shore power in the Antwerp port area.
Drinking water provision in Antwerp
There are various fixed points in the Antwerp port area where we make drinking water available to bargemasters. In addition, you can easily order drinking water from the drinking water boat using the drinking water app. To do so, register once on the My De Wit Bunkering app.
Left Bank of the Scheldt
- K1552 – Kallopark Service Quay
Right Bank of the Scheldt
- K75 at mooring mast 109
- K75 at mooring mast 119
- K601 Lillopark service quay
- Waiting berths – Channel-Bassin B2 (4 drinking water points)
Shore power facilities in Antwerp
In the Antwerp port area, we provide a range of shore power cabinets for inland navigation at several strategic locations, such as at waiting berths. There are currently two locations with shore power connections in Antwerp that are managed by Port of Antwerp-Bruges.
Waiting dock for barges, Noordkasteel
- 7 distribution boxes (max. 63A) for inland navigation at Quay 75
- 2 distribution boxes (max. 125A) for tankers at Quays 85-87
Layby berths Channel-Bassin B2
- 14 distribution boxes with 3 connection points (2 max. 63A + 1 max. 32A)
Safe connection
Some inland navigation ships experience technical difficulties in connecting to shore power. A good tool for safely using shore power is the NBN-EN 15869-3:2019 standard. Inland navigation ships that meet this standard can connect to shore power without any problems.
Check below whether your inland navigation ship has the right equipment on board.
1. Compliant installation
Shore power cabinets in the port of Antwerp have been installed in accordance with the NBN-EN 15869 standard.
2. IP67 shore power cable or plug
The IP67 shore power cable or shore power plug guarantees a water and dust-proof, but above all safe, shore power connection between your ship and the shore power cabinet.
3. Isolation transformer
The isolation transformer prevents electrolytic corrosion of your ship and at the same time guarantees the safe operation of your installations on board.
4. Soft-start switch
The soft-start switch built into the isolation transformer ensures that the current is turned on gradually when coupled, preventing the on-shore fuse from being overloaded.
Subsidy
If one or more components are missing on your ship, you can apply for a subsidy for this since September 2022 via VLAIO's Ecology premium plus. On the Ecology premium plus website, you can find the terms and conditions and the procedure to follow to receive the subsidy.
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