PORT OF ZEEBRUGGE,
SEAFOOD PORT
INTERCONTINENTAL
REEFER CONTAINER
SERVICES
SEAFOOD PROCESSING
INDUSTRY CLUSTER
DEDICATED COLD
STORAGE &
WAREHOUSING
DEDICATED
TRANSPORT
COMPANIES
Why the Port of Zeebrugge ?
Fast clearance of your seafood cargo (customs & health inspection)
Non-congested port with excellent hinterland connections
Presence of top 10 container lines and services to the Far East, optimizing import & export opportunities.
a large container terminal, operated by APMT
Various shipping and forwarding companies specialised in seafood logistics: ACA, New Class Shipping,
Wetrex, Oceangate Logistics, Portmade, Zeemar.
Located close to the markets. The German Ruhr area and the Paris region can be served within 5 hours.
Wide variety of frequent shortsea links to the UK. Main UK destinations can be served within 24 hours.
Tailor-made distribution and investment options
Seafood logistics infrastructure
State-of-the-art cold stores with a capacity of more
than 200,000 m3.
Multi-temperature cross docking
Stock management and traceability through RF and
scanning. Pallet picking / box picking
Pallets 1 to 1 accessible through mobile racking
ZIP reefer
Quality control / labelling / wrapping / added value
services
APMT reefer
Periodical reports on stock and goods flow
Bonded warehouses
Various cold storage facilities for seafood: Flanders
Cold Center, Zeebrugge Food Logistics, North Freeze,
Depondt
Partnerships with transport companies and customs
agencies specialized in reefer transport
(part loads / full loads)
BIP
European Food
Center
Multiple certifications (e.g. British Retail Certificate)
780 reefer plugs at container terminal
Flanders Cold
Center1
Zeebrugge Food
Logistics
Pittman
Seafoods
Acutra
Flanders Cold
Center2
The Port of Zeebrugge Concept
We know that sensitive reefer cargo and frozen food transport and warehousing deserves a dedicated
approach. That is why we have brought together all official authorities involved with perishable cargoes in our
Border Inspection Post (BIP). In this specialised centre, veterinary clearance, customs and maritime police all
work under the same roof to speed-up clearance of your cargo.
In the Port of Zeebrugge your container can be dispatched into the market whilst the vessel is at berth, to make
its way to your customers or to be temporarily stored in our certified deepfreeze warehouses.
YOUR
CUSTOMER
ship
terminal
customs
clearance
Day A: Arrival in Zeebrugge
+ clearance of your cargo.
warehouse
transport
Day B: Delivery to European customer or
storage warehouse.
Markets covered / Continental EU - UK
DAY A deliveries
• Belgium
• Germany (Köln, Düsseldorf)
• France (Paris, Rungis, Boulogne)
• The Netherlands (Rotterdam,
IJmuiden)
DAY B deliveries
• all over the United Kingdom thanks
to the elaborate Zeebrugge shortsea
network: 20 daily ferry departures
to more than 10 UK ports
• Southern Germany (München)
• central European countries
• Italy
• Scandinavia
Markets covered / Intercontinental
Shipping lines
Contact us
We are glad to point you towards the best possible transport solutions for your needs or offer professional
support in setting up your value-added logistics operations. Find out how streamlining and centralizing your
seafood activities in the Port of Zeebrugge will reduce your cost and enhance your efficiency. Ask for your B/L
Port of Zeebrugge.
All information and logistics company details are available at www.portofzeebrugge.be
For direct enquiries please mail to [email protected] or call +32 50 54 32 11