PSA Antwerp and the temporary partnership Stadsbader/DSG signed an agreement to upgrade the civil and electrical infrastructure for the first phase of the works at PSA Antwerp’s Europa Terminal in Belgium.
The works, which include preparing the yard for new automatic stacking cranes (ASCs), quay cranes and new truck flows, will start on 9 January 2023 and are expected to be completed by the second quarter of 2025.
These works are part of PSA Antwerp and the Port of Antwerp-Bruges’ grand overhaul of the Europa Terminal. This includes a new deeper quay wall, an expansion of its capacity by 40% and modernization of its infrastructure to make it more automatized and sustainable.
Furthermore, PSA Antwerp and the Port of Antwerp-Bruges are responsible for different parts of the refurbishment project that will be executed simultaneously in the coming years.
The Port of Antwerp-Bruges’ contractors will build the new quay wall and rear crane track, while PSA Antwerp will upgrade everything on the quay and the yard. PSA Antwerp has now selected Stadsbader/DSG to perform the civil and electrical works for this project.
With the introduction of end-load ASCs, all yard operation and truck handling will be done by ASCs instead of straddle carriers.
Stadsbader/DSG will conduct the civil and electrical works to prepare the yard for the ASCs, adjust the truck flows and rebuild the quay. The first ASCs will be ready for testing by February 2024.
The refurbished Europa Terminal will also help PSA Antwerp reach its sustainability goals, aiming to reduce its carbon emissions by 50% by 2030, with 2019 as a baseline, and have net-zero emissions for all its terminals by 2050.
