Antwerp

1. Port of Antwerp

Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education
"VSUVT"
Institute of Shipbuilding and Water Transport Infrastructure
Port of Antwerp
Completed by: student of the PTM-21 group
Martynov Maksim
Nizhny Novgorod
2026

2. Port of Antwerp (MPET)

Port of Antwerp is the port of Antwerp,
Belgium. It is a seaport in the heart of
Europe.
It is the second largest seaport in Europe
after Rotterdam.

3. Port Area & Infrastructure

Port Area & Infrastructure
The port covers over 13,000
hectares with 12,000 hectares
of operational area. It has
1,300 km of quays and 1,100
km of rail tracks. More than
1,400 companies operate
inside the port.

4. Capacity and cargo turnover

The port operates 24/7, handling
millions of TEU of containers per
year. The port's terminals are
equipped with modern equipment to
receive the largest container vessels.

5. STS cranes

Powerful ship-to-shore cranes
(STS cranes) are used to unload
vessels. These cranes can reach a
height of over 50 meters and
handle up to 40 containers per
hour.

6. Automated vehicles

Containers are moved around the
terminal using Automated Guided
Vehicles (AGVs) and Automated
Stacking Cranes (ASCs). These
machines operate along
pre-programmed routes.

7. High-density storage system

Automated Stacking Cranes
(ASCs) stack containers in
high stacks up to 10 units
high. This high-density
storage system saves space
at the terminal.

8. Terminal Operating System (TOS)

A Terminal Operating System
(TOS) has been implemented at
the port. It uses artificial
intelligence to optimize the
movement of vessels, trucks,
and cranes.

9. Shore power supply

The Port of Antwerp actively
uses shore power supply
(shore-side power). This allows
vessels to turn off their diesel
generators while at berth and
reduce emissions.

10. Reach stackers and Top loaders

Reach stackers and top
loaders are also used at the
terminals to handle reefer
containers and dangerous
goods. Most of the
equipment runs on
electricity or hydrogen
fuel cells.

11. Environmental friendliness and carbon neutrality

The Port of Antwerp aims to
become carbon-neutral by
2050. Thanks to
automation, electrification,
and the use of renewable
energy, it is considered one
of the greenest ports in the
world.

12. Questions

• What are the cranes called that unload vessels at the Port of
Antwerp?
• What automated vehicles are used to move containers
between cranes and storage areas?
• What is used in the port to reduce ship emissions?