BELGIUM

Port of Antwerp

www.portofantwerp.com

NORTH SEA
WESTERN EUROPE

(N 51,24110 - O 4,40724)

Cargo and industrial sector related to

Container Traffic
Dry Bulk Traffic
General Cargo Traffic
Other Liquid Traffic
Petroleum Traffic
Ro-ro/ro-pax Traffic
Cruise Traffic
Fishing Traffic
Drydock/shipyard

Size (statistics)

No. of Inwards (2017/2016*)
14
Total Goods GT (in million Tonnes, 2017/2016*)
201
No. of passengers from/to (in thousands, 2017)
N/A
No. of cruise passengers (in thousands, 2017)
28
No. of Fishing Ships (updated June, 2018)
N/A
No. of Terminals
 
MORE THAN 20
*The figures for some ports come from available statistics from 2016 in case of not having the 2017 figures.
Environmental Report Published
Circular economy national strategy
(Local, Regional)
Circular economy activity 1
Name of the Circular Economy Activity Identified:
WASTE METHANE TO AMMONIA
Type of the Circular Economy Activity implemented:
RECYCLING OF WASTE STREAMS
Brief Description of the Activity:

A project to take methane gas from its cracker and use it to produce ammonia, leading to a reduction in natural gas use by the ammonia plant

Material or Flow addressed:
Industrial Sector Involved:
Key Organisation(s):
Other Stakeholders/Value Chain Partners:
GASES (e.g. CO2)
CHEMICAL IND.
BASF ANTWERP
FLEMISH GOVERNMENT
Life Stage (ambition, planned, pilot, scale-up, implemented)
Planned Duration (Project based or permanent)
SCALE-UP
PROJECT BASED
New Product/s or Service/s Generated:
Potential users demand:
PROJECT BASED
N/A
Website:
Additional Information:
www.sustainableportofantwerp.com
N/A
Circular economy activity 2
Name of the Circular Economy Activity Identified:
COMPANY
Type of the Circular Economy Activity implemented:
RECYCLING OF WASTE STREAMS
Brief Description of the Activity:

The plasterboard producer Gyproc recycles its own waste streams and demolition waste into plaster

Material or Flow addressed:
Industrial Sector Involved:
Key Organisation(s):
Other Stakeholders/Value Chain Partners:
CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL
RECYCLING
GYPROC
NONE
Life Stage (ambition, planned, pilot, scale-up, implemented)
Planned Duration (Project based or permanent)
IMPLEMENTED
PERMANENT
New Product/s or Service/s Generated:
Potential users demand:
PERMANENT
N/A
Website:
Additional Information:
www.sustainableportofantwerp.com
N/A
Circular economy activity 3
Name of the Circular Economy Activity Identified:
CARLOOP
Type of the Circular Economy Activity implemented:
DISMANTLING/COMPONENT HARVESTING
Brief Description of the Activity:

Usable parts from old cars in Africa are sorted in Benin en brought back to Antwerp to recycle them

Material or Flow addressed:
Industrial Sector Involved:
Key Organisation(s):
Other Stakeholders/Value Chain Partners:
METALS
RECYCLING
CARLOOP, ANTWERP PORT AUTHORITY
CAMPINE RECYCLING, GALLOO RECYCLAGE, TOYOTA, FEBELAUTO, WORLDLOOP, OVAM
Life Stage (ambition, planned, pilot, scale-up, implemented)
Planned Duration (Project based or permanent)
PILOT
PROJECT BASED
New Product/s or Service/s Generated:
Potential users demand:
PROJECT BASED
N/A
Website:
Additional Information:
www.sustainableportofantwerp.com
N/A
Circular economy activity 4
Name of the Circular Economy Activity Identified:
FLANDERS RECYCLING HUB
Type of the Circular Economy Activity implemented:
RECYCLING OF WASTE STREAMS
Brief Description of the Activity:

Development of an international recycling hub where materials are brought in, recuperated, and exported.

Material or Flow addressed:
Industrial Sector Involved:
Key Organisation(s):
Other Stakeholders/Value Chain Partners:
WASTE (GENERAL)
RECYCLING
VIL, OVAM, VITO
27 COMPANIES
Life Stage (ambition, planned, pilot, scale-up, implemented)
Planned Duration (Project based or permanent)
PLANNED
PROJECT BASED
New Product/s or Service/s Generated:
Potential users demand:
PROJECT BASED
N/A
Website:
Additional Information:
vito.be
N/A
Circular economy activity 5
Name of the Circular Economy Activity Identified:
UNKNOWN
Type of the Circular Economy Activity implemented:
RECYCLING OF WASTE STREAMS
Brief Description of the Activity:

A micro-refinery that produces fuels from ship waste

Material or Flow addressed:
Industrial Sector Involved:
Key Organisation(s):
Other Stakeholders/Value Chain Partners:
WASTE (GENERAL)
RECYCLING
ECOSLOPS
PORT OF ANTWERP
Life Stage (ambition, planned, pilot, scale-up, implemented)
Planned Duration (Project based or permanent)
PLANNED
PROJECT BASED
New Product/s or Service/s Generated:
Potential users demand:
PROJECT BASED
N/A
Website:
Additional Information:
www.innovatorsmag.com
N/A
Circular economy activity 6
Name of the Circular Economy Activity Identified:
CHURCHILL INDUSTRIAL ZONE
Type of the Circular Economy Activity implemented:
INDUSTRIAL SYMBIOSIS
Brief Description of the Activity:

An industrial area in the port where companies are encouraged to work in symbiosis to achieve a more circular economy

Material or Flow addressed:
Industrial Sector Involved:
Key Organisation(s):
Other Stakeholders/Value Chain Partners:
OTHER
OTHER
PORT OF ANTWERP
NONE
Life Stage (ambition, planned, pilot, scale-up, implemented)
Planned Duration (Project based or permanent)
IMPLEMENTED
PERMANENT
New Product/s or Service/s Generated:
Potential users demand:
PERMANENT
N/A
Website:
Additional Information:
www.portofantwerp.com
N/A
Coordination and
communication:
Phone: +34 96 393 94 00
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