Antwerp announces water conservation project

Two container terminals at the Port of Antwerp will collaborate with Antwerp Terminal Services (ATS) to construct three underground storage tanks in an effort to recycle rainwater.

PSA Antwerp (PSAA) and MSC PSA European Terminal (MPET) will work with AST on the tanks, which will have a total capacity of 240,000 litres of rainwater and are expected to conserve up to 3m litres of water annually.

General manager of ATS, Francis De Ruytter, said the water will be used to clean terminal equipment: “Currently, about 3 million litres of potable water are required every year to clean and maintain all the port equipment – mainly straddle carriers.