On Tuesday 2/11/2021 we will launch a new version of our application 'Application and user management', the uniform access portal for external users to all C-point applications.

We have improved the functionality of our applications. As previously announced a new user interface has been developed for the APICS-module for the declaration of dangerous goods.

Antwerp Port Authority is collaborating with the City of Antwerp, the University of Antwerp and IMEC to develop a "Capital of Things." One example of this is a digital platform for secure, efficient release of containers for collection within the port.

An action plan was signed on 19 April by the Antwerp port community aimed at making structural improvements to container barge transport and further developing it.

Antwerp Port Authority and FPIM (Federal Participation & Investment Company) are to jointly acquire a stake in NxtPort, the digital data platform for the port community. The contribution by the new partners (Port Authority 75%, FPIM 25%) takes the form of capital plus a subordinated loan, together totalling 5.25 million euros.

As of next academic year (2018-2019) the new postgraduate course in the Internet of Things (IoT) will also be offered in English as well as Dutch. This qualification for IoT experts is a joint initiative by the University of Antwerp, the University of Ghent and the Free University of Brussels.

The first-ever chainPORT hackathon is being held this autumn simultaneously in the ports of Antwerp and Los Angeles. For three days and two nights participants will work on creative solutions for the global and local challenges facing the port of the future.

Certified Pick up provides a safe, transparent and efficient release process for inbound containers and replaces the system of pin codes. Applicable to all chain partners involved in the release process.