Nicolas Saverys: 'Port sometimes more complex to govern than Belgium'

The Portlunch is an informal meeting place for executives from the port world where a speaker always adds value to the content. An extra edition was planned in view of Eddy Bruyninckx’s imminent retirement. Besides Bruyninckx himself, shipowner Nicolas Saverys spoke. He was thoughtful enough to first honour Mrs Lieve Bruyninckx. Then the censer opened for the departing CEO. “The port of Antwerp is sometimes more complex to manage than Belgium,” he echoed with a wink. “There are not only the left and right banks. But also those numerous demanding customers, the shipowners, agents, forwarders. You still have a chance in poker, because you always managed to keep your poker face.”