Port of Antwerp-Bruges introduces new truck parking

Port of Antwerp-Bruges has introduced the new Ketenis truck parking. The free parking facility has 280 parking spaces and will open from 31 March at 1pm. The parking facility will also host fast chargers for electric trucks. 

Alongside truck parking Goordijk (210 spaces) on the right bank of the Scheldt, Port of Antwerp-Bruges is also opening the free parking Ketenis on the left bank of the Scheldt with 280 parking spaces. 

In addition, Port of Antwerp-Bruges wants to avoid nuisance caused by parked trucks around the port. The new parking is close to the current and future container terminals on the left bank of the Scheldt. This opens up the option of using the parking facility in the future as daytime waiting parking for trucks that are too early for their appointment at the terminal. 

The total investment is about €10 million, of which about €2 million is European support within the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). A significant part of this investment has gone towards the remediation of the site. Here, Port of Antwerp-Bruges has assumed its social responsibility to future generations. 

Port of Antwerp-Bruges, meanwhile, is in the process of licensing Ketenis and Goordijk parking facilities. The licensee will operate the parking and provide fast chargers (300kW) for electric trucks: at least 10 at Ketenis and at least five at Goordijk. 

Annick De Ridder, Port Alderman of the City of Antwerp and chairman of the board of Port of Antwerp-Bruges, says: ‘This new truck parking is excellently located near the current and future container terminals on the left bank of the Scheldt. Parking Ketenis will provide better comfort of and greater safety for truck drivers. Moreover, thanks to its electric loading capacity, this parking will become an essential link in electric truck transport between the port platforms of Antwerp and Zeebrugge. Our port is the economic engine of Flanders. The more sustainable that engine runs, the better!’