Port of Antwerp-Bruges has joined Pharma.Aero, becoming the first seaport in the organisation’s history and marking an important milestone in the evolution of global healthcare logistics collaboration. The addition of one of the world’s leading seaports significantly broadens Pharma.Aero’s ecosystem, reinforcing its commitment to bringing together all stakeholders involved in the end-to-end transportation of pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, and advanced therapies.
As healthcare supply chains become increasingly multimodal, collaboration across transport modes is more important than ever. The addition of Port of Antwerp-Bruges, one of the world’s leading seaports and a pioneer in GDP-certified pharmaceutical capabilities, creates new opportunities for our community to connect air and sea logistics expertise, strengthen collaboration, and develop innovative solutions to help build more integrated, resilient, and future-ready healthcare supply chains
Frank Van Gelder, Secretary General, Pharma.Aero
By expanding its network to include maritime logistics leaders, Pharma.Aero continues to strengthen its role as a global platform for collaboration, innovation, education, and best-practice development across healthcare logistics.
The recent expansion of Pharma.Aero into maritime transport creates a unique opportunity to structurally embed the maritime component within a leading international pharma network.
As a key European maritime pharma gateway, Port of Antwerp-Bruges sees this membership as a strategic platform to actively contribute to best practices, innovation, knowledge sharing, and international standards in pharmaceutical logistics.
Together with Pharma.Aero and its global partners, we aim to help shape the future of multimodal pharma supply chains, where maritime transport plays a fully integrated role alongside air freight and other transport modes.
Tineke Van de Voorde, Key Account Manager Cold Chain, Port of Antwerp-Bruges
With a total throughput of 267 million tonnes per year, Port of Antwerp-Bruges is a major hub in global trade and industry. The port is a crucial link for container handling, general cargo, and the throughput of vehicles. Port of Antwerp-Bruges is home to 1,400 firms and houses the largest integrated chemical cluster in Europe. The port employs, directly and indirectly, a total of 164,000 people and generates added value of 21 billion euros.
Port of Antwerp-Bruges has a clear ambition: to become the world’s first port that reconciles people, climate and the economy. The port not only wishes to progress further its growth process; it also aims to use its unique position as a logistics, maritime and industrial platform in order to take the lead in the transition to a circular and low-carbon economy. Together with the port community, customers and other partners, Port of Antwerp-Bruges is actively seeking innovative solutions for a sustainable future. Responsibility for the environment and, by extension, society, is high on the agenda.