AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoBelgium’s industrial pulse: Brussels Airport has started work on a new cargo facility for Yusen Logistics and APA, a 14,000 sq m build due in 2027 with sustainability features like solar panels, heat pumps and rain gardens. Port & logistics: Port of Antwerp-Bruges has confirmed Rob Smeets as its permanent CEO, a leadership move for the region’s shipping and supply-chain engine. Energy & industry: Belgium remains tied to Russian steel imports via a sanctions exemption for semi-finished slabs, keeping costs low for local mills but drawing criticism over support for Kremlin-linked owners. Construction & infrastructure: Belgian dredger Jan de Nul, with Servimagnus, has won a 25-year concession to upgrade Argentina’s Paraná–Paraguay waterway, a deal worth about $10bn in channel works and aimed at cutting logistics costs by ~15%. Aviation disruption: A Belgian air traffic controllers strike left thousands stranded, with Ryanair calling the zero-notice action “unacceptable.”
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