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EFIP welcomes the Port of Ghent
The European Federation of Inland Ports (EFIP) welcomed the port of Ghent as a new member at its Annual General Assembly in Mantova, Italy, in October 2009. Willy Robijns, EFIP President stated: “This membership can be considered as a real asset for EFIP.
It is a very important signal for the further development of the Seine Scheldt project and proves the interest of Ghent for its hinterland. At the same time, if Ghent wants to develop its inland waterway activities, it will have the opportunity within EFIP to be updated of policy developments and to exchange best practices with other inland ports.”
The CEO of the port of Ghent, Daan Schalck commented: “The upcoming Seine-Nord project, offers plenty of opportunities for the port of Ghent. Being an intermodal nodal point, Ghent has very good hinterland links via IWT, rail, pipelines and road. With a 20 million throughput by IWT, Ghent is an important inland port. Promoting sustainable transport is one of Ghent’s main goals and another reason to join EFIP.”
EFIP’s Director Isabelle Ryckbost added: “I am happy to welcome the port of Ghent to EFIP. The forthcoming Seine Scheldt connection will give the seaport of Ghent an inland navigation express link with Paris and will as such boost its growth potential in inland navigation. Ghent will be one of the main access points to the Seine-Scheldt connection. Moreover EFIP and its members will be able to use Ghent’s expertise when it comes to integrating the port into the town. A subject EFIP wants to work on during the coming year”.
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