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Port of Antwerp to Support Construction of Five Hybrid Barges
The Port of Antwerp says it will lend financial support to the Dutch company Port-Liner, which specialises in building "zero emission" barges, to build five hybrid barges that will operate between De Kempen intermodal terminal in South Netherland and Antwerp.
The company submitted the project under a Call for Proposals issued by the Port Authority at the start of this year under an initiative to make the port more efficient and sustainable.
"A modal shift towards more sustainable methods of transport that place less burden on our roads or even avoid them altogether is crucial for more efficient mobility, not only at present but also in the future," explained Marc Van Peel, Port Alderman.
"That's why the Port Authority will be supporting private-sector projects over the next few years that contribute to more efficient truck and other transport in and around the port."
The Port of Antwerp is set to invest €1.4 million ($1.65 million) over the next three years in projects intended to make port-generated freight traffic smoother and more efficient.
