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Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is strictly prohibited . ISSN 1462-0731 Publisher: Mike Reardon, [email protected], Tel: [phone] Managing Editor: Neil Madden, [email protected], Tel: [phone] Advertising Director: Anne Williams, [email protected], Tel: [phone] Circulation: Berni Chetham, [email protected], Tel: [phone] © Ashley & Dumville Publishing Bulk Distributor is published by Ashley & Dumville Publishing Caledonian House, Tatton Street, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 6AG, United Kingdom www.bulk-distributor.com ort of Antwerp is looking to encourage and invest in sustainable development for ports in developing countries. In November, the port and its investment subsidiary Port of Antwerp International (PAI) signed a collaboration agreement to this effect with Enabel, the Belgian development agency. Finding and supporting suitable growth centres in particular countries now plays an increasingly important role in the vision for Belgian development collaboration. Ports as essential links in the supply chain play a vital part here, acting as engines of economic development, Antwerp points out. Ports can be made more efficient by providing advice and training, and by making improvements to facilities. This in turn boosts the host country’s supply chain, with a positive effect on national performance and competitiveness, as well as helping to create employment. “I am very pleased to have signed this collaboration agreement,” declared Enabel CEO Jean Van Wetter. “Shipping transport is an important factor in international development. Port of Antwerp and Belgian development aid both concentrate a large part of their efforts on Africa. The annual volume of freight carried between West Africa and the port of Antwerp amounts to 15 million tonnes. Thirteen out of Enabel’s 14 partner countries are located in Africa, and many of these have coasts with major ports. Making their port management more efficient, both on the import and on the export side, is therefore crucial for future-oriented, sustainable development,” Van Wetter added. The agreement was signed in Antwerp Port House by Jacques Vandermeiren, CEO of Antwerp Port Authority, Kristof Waterschoot, managing director of PAI, and Jean Van Wetter, CEO of Enabel. The aim of the agreement is to combine the forces of all three organisations to permit closer collaboration with a view to sustainable development of ports in developing countries. Last year the World Ports Sustainability Programme (WPSP) Charter was signed, based on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) defined by the United Nations. Antwerp CEO Vandermeiren explained: “As engines of economic growth and development all over the world, ports are an important lever for achieving these SDGs. The port of Antwerp for its part is a major hub in the global supply chain and a leader in creating added value, and as such it aims to play a pioneering role here. The entire Antwerp is already collaborating with Benin to modernise the port of Cotonou port community has therefore made a commitment to sustainable growth and development. The signature of this collaboration agreement will enable us to put these SDGs into practice.” The port of Antwerp has the highest number of direct services to West Africa, out of all the ports in North-West Europe. “Africa is a very important region for us,” declared Kristof Waterschoot. “Not only because of our market leader position, but also because of the collaboration that we already have with various African ports. One good example of this is our collaboration with Benin aimed at modernising the port of Cotonou. In this case we have assumed temporary responsibility for the entire management of the port. This closer collaboration with Enabel will make it possible for us to provide further support for existing projects and to set up new agreements for potential collaboration arrangements. In this way we can transfer our expertise to ports in developing countries, ultimately enabling them to further develop themselves in a sustainable way.” Dunkerque secures parking I n the middle of 2018, Dunkerque-Port in France undertook the creation of a secure parking lot located inside the cross-Channel terminal. It is just one of the systems implemented in conjunction with the British authorities to secure the facilities of the cross-Channel terminal in Dunkerque and offer parking space for heavy goods vehicles. The secure parking lot is for heavy goods vehicles waiting to embark for England. The parking lot is an additional service for customers of the cross-Channel terminal in preventing heavy goods vehicles from parking upstream of the terminal and helping to limit the problem of parking within the port precinct. Drivers can choose their departure time via the DFDS line to Dover (early registration) and wait in a secure area. This allows them to manage better their driving time and mandatory rest periods. Drivers have access to the lounges and facilities of the cross-Channel terminal. As far as security is concerned, the parking lot is equipped with high fences fitted with thermal imaging and video surveillance systems operating 24/24, as well as a more economical lighting system on the entire periphery of the parking lot. These security features are completed by patrols. Covering a surface area of about 3 ha, the lot can accommodate some 225 heavy goods vehicles.