World’s largest container vessels to enter the Port of Antwerp

The project was recently put out to tender and our teams are excited to continue managing the design process and to offer a tailor-made solution for the new quay wall. We look forward to being able to support the Port of Antwerp through the full project cycle until the end of the works.

The terminal is located in the tidal area of the Scheldt and will provide access to vessels with a draught of up to 16m. The total length of the new quay wall is approximately 1200m, which means that two container ships will be able to be handled simultaneously. This will not only increase the vessel capacity but also the container capacity.

Furthermore, the loss of capacity of the terminal during the works will be limited because the construction of the quay wall will be done in three phases over a period of 9 years. This project is a complex and technical challenge that the Ports & Waterways team took happily as engineering partners for large marine works.

Take a look at The Port of Antwerp video on the project:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKikZQjiJ0A