Antwerp wants to join Rotterdam in offensive against southern European ports

Speaking to the Dutch Financial Dagblad (FD), Bruyninckx said those growth opportunities could be jeopardised by Chinese investments in ports in southern Europe. Therefore, Rotterdam and Antwerp should go on the offensive. The Antwerp port chief is thinking of creating joint transhipment points for transporting goods to countries in Central and Eastern Europe such as Poland, the Czech Republic or Hungary. Pooling cargo at those destinations would provide the necessary critical mass.