Liege inland port on Albert Canal to link Rotterdam, Antwerp, Zeebrugge
BELGIUM is developing a major inland port at Liege to open in 2015 and designed to become an "extended gateway" to Rotterdam, Antwerp and Zeebrugge, reports Lloyd's Loading List.
Sited on a 120 hectare site on the Canal Albert, the Trilogiport is expected to get EUR45 million (US$60.7 million) in public funds from Belgium and the EU as well as EUR115 million from the private sector.
Described as a "tri-modal [river, rail and road] logistics village", the Trilogiport will have a 15-hectare container terminal, a 1,850-metre long quay, run by Luxembourg's Euroports and DP World, together with 200,000 square metres of warehousing and distribution space at full build out.
Provision is being made to build a rail freight terminal with 700 metres of track to connect Trilogiport with the national rail network. Construction of a road bridge is also planned to provide access to the highway system around Liege.
BELGIUM is developing a major inland port at Liege to open in 2015 and designed to become an "extended gateway" to Rotterdam, Antwerp and Zeebrugge, reports Lloyd's Loading List.
Sited on a 120 hectare site on the Canal Albert, the Trilogiport is expected to get EUR45 million (US$60.7 million) in public funds from Belgium and the EU as well as EUR115 million from the private sector.
Described as a "tri-modal [river, rail and road] logistics village", the Trilogiport will have a 15-hectare container terminal, a 1,850-metre long quay, run by Luxembourg's Euroports and DP World, together with 200,000 square metres of warehousing and distribution space at full build out.
Provision is being made to build a rail freight terminal with 700 metres of track to connect Trilogiport with the national rail network. Construction of a road bridge is also planned to provide access to the highway system around Liege.