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MARITIME LOGISTIC ZONE

Daily maritime links to all major

European and intercontinental

destinations

Centrally located for

continental,

UK and intercontinental markets

Dedicated end-to-end

solutions for your maritime

logistics

Ports play an essential role in the logistic chain from production to market.

The Port of Zeebrugge has established a Maritime Logistic Zone as a centre for value-added logistics inside

the port area. Very close proximity to the actual port operations guarantees a fast and competitive flow of all

exports and imports from the docks to this logistic zone.

A wide variety of frequent short sea, deep-sea and hinterland links ensure your connection to the markets of

Continental Europe and the UK.

Deepsea container hub for the Europe-Asia trade.

Daily links with China and the Middle East. About 1.4 million TEU handled annually at a deepwater

container terminal operated by APM Terminals in the outer port.

Leader in the transport of unaccompanied RORO freight to the UK (with up to 20 daily departures), Scandina-

via, the Baltic region and southern Europe.

Global leader in the import and export of automotive cargo such new cars, agricultural and construction

machinery, high & heavy cargo, components and spare parts.

Around 2.8 million new cars pass through the Port of Zeebrugge every year.

The Port of Zeebrugge is also a transport platform with a food cluster. Various multinational companies

specialised in the processing and distribution of food are active in the port. The clean port concept guarantees

adequate treatment of your perishables.

The MLZ concept

A closer look at the port of Zeebrugge

The MLZ proposal

Overall size of the Maritime Logistic Zone: 83,5 ha.

Land lease for 25 years with extension option,both in

time and space.

Rail, road, barge, feeder, shortsea and deepsea

solutions.

Short distance to shortsea and deepsea terminals.

Located in the inner port of Zeebrugge, 16 m draught

Features

The MLZ offers the opportunity to

• your own logistics activity• close to the European markets• inside a port area• connections to every continent

StrengthsDirect access to the European markets.

250 million consumers within 700 km reach.

European distribution centre know-how.

Single authority to steer your project.

Highly-skilled and multilingual port labour.

Flexible solutions offered for phased growth.

Presence of forwarding companies in the Port of

Zeebrugge (Schenker, Ziegler, Herfurth,

Neele-VAT logistics, Ewals, Essers, DFDS Logistics,

etc.)

The port of Zeebrugge is ideally located to serve as the gateway to the most prosperous part of Europe, also

known as the “20-40-50 pentagon”. This affluent area covers the industrial and consumer centres of the

Benelux, Paris and northern France, and the German Ruhr area.

The pentagon represents 20% of the EU surface area, 40% of its population and 50% of its gross national

product. In addition, 60% of European purchasing powers is located within a 500 km radius of Belgium.

European distribution areas

• Brussels: 110 km• Antwerp: 90 km• Amsterdam: 250 km• Lille: 85 km• Paris: 300 km• Ruhr area: 280 km• Luxemburg: 340 km

• London area: 8 hours• Humber area: 16 hours

Distances

Belgium is centrally located in the area; from here much of Europe can be supplied at favourable transport

costs and within feasible delivery times (24h/48h). Many European Distribution Centres (EDCs) are located in

this area.

According to several independent international surveys, Flanders (the Northern part of Belgium) scores excel-

lent results as a location for logistics and distribution activities.

World Bank: “Taking into account logistics performance indicators such as customs, infrastructure, interna-

tional shipments, logistics quality and competence, tracking & tracing and punctuality, Belgium ranks 7th in

the list of 155 countries.”

Cushman & Wakefield: “Based on key factors such as the local cost of warehousing, land and employment,

the quality of transport systems and the region’s accessibility, Belgium is the number one logistics country

in Europe.”

Financial Times: “Flanders comes second in the ranking of European regions that are most attractive for

foreign direct investment.”

Ernst & Young: “Belgium is an excellent location for headquarters and logistics operations.”

Belgium - the distribution location

Determining factors

Rental cost

Land cost

Wages

Transportation cost

Density of the population

Congestion index

Density of road and rail infrastructure

Access to markets

Building cost

Dont’t just take our word for it

Several companies from various sectors have been successful in setting up their added-value distribution ac-

tivities in the Port of Zeebrugge. A few examples:

The New Zealand Zespri Cooperative imports some

100 000 pallets of kiwifruit into the Port of Zeebrugge,

where they operate their own packing station and EDC.

Japanese tyre manufacturer Bridgestone cen-

tralises its exports from Japan, Thailand and

Turkey in its logistic centre to serve its Northern

European dealer network.

Seabridge Logistics in the MLZ is the distribution

service provider of coffee trading company Efico.

Swedish-Finnish StoraEnso is the world’s lar-

gest paper manufacturer.

The Scandinavian paper mills are linked

with the Port of Zeebrugge distribution

centre by daily shortsea services. Annual

throughput amounts to 2 million tonnes of pa-

per reels.

Pepsi Co. has invested more than 50 million euro in its

Tropicana fruit juice bottling facility. The plant has a

bottling capacity of 300 million litres per year. The jui-

ce is imported from Brazil and Florida. Over 80% of the

output is sent to clients in the UK.

Port of Zeebrugge distribution pioneers

Markets covered

Wallenius-Wilhelmsen Lines

“K” Line

NYK Line

Mitsui OSK Lines

CSAV

Deepsea roro lines

Shortsea roro lines

CLdN

DFDS Seaways

P&O Ferries

Containerships

PortConnect

CLdN

P&O Ferries

DFDS Seaways

Finnlines

KESS / K-Line

EML

SOL

Flota Suardiaz

UECC

Toyofuji Lines

MCCL

Shortsea lolo lines

Shipping lines

Belgium has the world’s densest road network. Its

highways are directly linked to those of France,

Germany and the Netherlands, as well as those of

Great-Britain via the Port of Zeebrugge ferry links.

Frequent rail connections with several inter-

modal terminals in Europe: France, Germa-

ny, Italy, Greece, Roumenia and Luxemburg.

Daily barge services to Antwerp and Duis-

burg connect the Port of Zeebrugge to Eu-

rope’s dense inland navigation network.

We can offer professional support in setting up your value-added logistics operations. Find out how streamli-

ning and centralising your European distribution activities in the Port of Zeebrugge will reduce your costs and

enhance efficiency.

Details available on www.portofzeebrugge.beFor direct enquiries, mail us at commercial.department@mbz.be or phone +32(0)50 54 32 11

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