“By building a new logistics platform next to PSA Breakbulk’s terminal, we want to offer a “onestop-shop logistics concept” for our customers” CCO at Aprojects. “Goods and installations from our international customers, mainly industry players in Europe, continue their journey from Antwerp to new and innovative applications.” In the near future, the site will be used, among other things, to support the construction of petrochemical plants in POAB. The entire supply chain of the green hydrogen producer PLUG, which is also taking up residence at the NextGen site in the port of Antwerp, will also be shipped via the new site from Aprojects’ international locations. Components for their European network of green hydrogen production, as well as components for a CO2-neutral trans- port solution called Hyvia, will be supplied from Aprojects’ warehouses in the US and China . This intermodal location allows Aprojects to benefit from the major assets of the port and the direct connection to European industrial clusters through direct maritime (supply) connections.
The new site includes two separate 8,000-square-meter warehouses connected by a canopy of some 4,000 square meters. “Maximum consideration was given to ecology and sustainability in the construction and excavation work: bringing in soil via water saved 150 truckloads, which saved tons of CO2,” said Eric Clonen. “For example, the roof can be fully equipped with solar panels and green areas were also built into the site. For the equipment, we are looking at options to possibly use hydrogen-powered vehicles.” The new Aprojects site can make use of PSA Breakbulk’s heavy lift infrastructure and is also eminently multimodal: on the waterfront, a deep-sea quay belonging to PSA Breakbulk guarantees that even the largest cargo ships can be able to dock there, on the landside, there is a rail link to the hinterland”. “CO2-neutral transport to top European destinations is a priority for us.”
