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Keen to keep hold of the number one slot in its 'home' Antwerp-Rotterdam-Amsterdam market, Vopak plans to add another terminal to its current three at the Belgian port
VOPAK, THE largest terminal operator and chemicals logistics supplier in the Antwerp port area, is as keen to maintain its number one position in its 'home' ARA (Antwerp-Rotterdam-Amsterdam) market as it is to build a position in emerging markets, says Jan Schoonbaert, commercial manager for Antwerp of Vopak Chemicals EMEA. To this end, and reaffirming its commitment to the Belgian port, the company announced plans earlier this year for a major new terminal to be built on the left bank of the river Scheldt, to begin operations in the second half of 2007.
Vopak, created in 1999 through the merger of Dutch companies Pakhoed and Van Ommeren, already has a network of three terminals in the Antwerp port area - with total storage capacity exceeding 750 000m^sup 3^. The company has a further three terminals in Rotterdam and one at Vlissingen, and a total of 72 terminals worldwide.
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