
Technical Data
Overview
Europe's second-largest port, formed by the merger of the ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge. A major hub for containers, chemicals, and breakbulk cargo.
Location
51.2167°N, 4.4000°E
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Port Congestion
Arrivals, time in port and cargo operations detected from AIS: the position-inferred congestion signal, with the full dwell distribution rather than a single average.
Vessels underway broadcasting a destination that resolves to this port, closest first. Distance is the real sea route (around land and through canals). Off port is steaming time at the vessel’s passage speed; alongside adds the wait this port has actually kept comparable ships for. Berth waits vary far more than they average, so read the queue as typical, not promised. The crew’s own reported ETA is shown alongside for comparison.
| Vessel | Type | Distance | Speed | Off port | Alongside | Crew ETA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANNA | General Cargo | 0 nm | 9.6 kn | 15 Oct | 15 Oct+4h | 14 Oct |
| CELEBRITY | General Cargo | 0 nm | 8.2 kn | 15 Oct | 15 Oct+4h | 15 Oct |
| ERICUSA M | Oil or Chemical Tanker | 51 nm | 8.4 kn | 15 Oct | 16 Oct+23h | 15 Oct |
| MSC SARA ELENA | Container Ship | 65 nm | 2.2 kn | 15 Oct | 16 Oct+16h | 15 Oct |
| HUMBERGRACHT | Heavy Lift Vessel | 65 nm | 4.2 kn | 15 Oct | 16 Oct+16h | 15 Oct |
| BF PERCH | Container Ship | 74 nm | 9.9 kn | 15 Oct | 16 Oct+21h | 15 Oct |
| NYK RIGEL | Container Ship | 93 nm | 14.5 kn | 15 Oct | 16 Oct+22h | 16 Oct |
| MORNING COURIER | Vehicles Carrier | 96 nm | 1.8 kn | 16 Oct | 17 Oct+26h | 15 Oct |
| CMA CGM GUILD | Container Ship | 112 nm | 6.1 kn | 16 Oct | 17 Oct+33h | 16 Oct |
| RMS CUXHAVEN | General Cargo | 119 nm | 5.2 kn | 16 Oct | 17 Oct+29h | 15 Oct |
| BALTIC SPLIT | General Cargo | 127 nm | 8.6 kn | 16 Oct | 17 Oct+29h | · |
| MSC SORAYA | Container Ship | 171 nm | 15.8 kn | 16 Oct | 17 Oct+24h | 16 Oct |
| MSC ELKE F | Container Ship | 227 nm | 12.4 kn | 16 Oct | 17 Oct+33h | 17 Oct |
| SIDER MONICA | General Cargo | 253 nm | 8.2 kn | 16 Oct | 18 Oct+35h | 16 Oct |
| BBC RHONETAL | General Cargo | 351 nm | 10.3 kn | 17 Oct | 18 Oct+32h | 16 Oct |
| GENCO PYRENEES | Bulk Carrier | 402 nm | 12.7 kn | 16 Oct | 18 Oct+34h | 16 Oct |
| MSC KYUNGMIN | Container Ship | 444 nm | 14.8 kn | 16 Oct | · | 16 Oct |
| TABIT | Oil or Chemical Tanker | 488 nm | 4.5 kn | 17 Oct | · | 17 Oct |
| WES GESA | Container Ship | 507 nm | 9.1 kn | 17 Oct | 19 Oct+37h | 17 Oct |
| ENSEMBLE | Container Ship | 580 nm | 13.2 kn | 17 Oct | 18 Oct+35h | 17 Oct |
| MONIKA | General Cargo | 643 nm | 8.9 kn | 18 Oct | 20 Oct+43h | 18 Oct |
| BELTMAR | General Cargo | 752 nm | 6.1 kn | 20 Oct | · | 17 Oct |
| BAHRI JEDDAH | Ro-Ro Cargo | 936 nm | 14.5 kn | 18 Oct | 19 Oct+28h | 17 Oct |
| ARKLOW GLEN | General Cargo | 1185 nm | 9.4 kn | 20 Oct | 21 Oct+15h | 20 Oct |
| GOLD OAK | Bulk Carrier | 2429 nm | 11.2 kn | 24 Oct | · | 23 Oct |
| FLAT | Bulk Carrier | ~3984 nm | 10.7 kn | · | · | 31 Oct |
Risk & quality
A coverage-weighted blend of recorded Port-State-Control detentions, marine casualties and live congestion at Port of Antwerp-Bruges. Higher means more risk exposure for a ship calling here: it is a count of recorded events, not a judgement of the port's management.
Built from 33% of the three signals (scored on a single signal, treat as indicative).
Method. Each signal is normalised to 0 to 10 against an empirical cap, then blended weighting safety (detentions 0.40, casualties 0.35) above operational congestion (0.25). A port is scored only on the signals it has data for, and the weights renormalise. A missing signal is never credited as a safe 0.
Coverage. PSC and casualty data here is regional (US, UK, Canada), so most ports show only congestion and carry a low-confidence flag. Detention/casualty counts come from a country-scoped name match (≈60% of US detentions resolve); unmatched records are dropped, not force-fit.
Detention and casualty signals are screened against open port-state-control and marine-casualty records, combined with our own AIS-derived congestion. Updated Oct 15, 2026.