OT Africa Line moves its operations in Antwerp (05/04/02)
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OT Africa Line is to move its operations in Antwerp from Hesse Noord Natie Terminal at Delwaide Dock (berth 702) to Churchill Dock South (berth 420) in order to increase efficiency and provide its customers with a range of additional benefits. The new berth, which will be used by OTAL and its sister company Delmas, is able to handle containers, ro-ro, break bulk, project cargo and cars. In addition, there is a multipurpose storage warehouse suitable for cocoa covering some 64,000m2.

Vessels on OTAL's Combined and Express Service will call at Churchill Dock South every five days on route to West Africa.

The first vessel to call at the new berth will be the Kintampo V864 (express service) on 6 May, and the Suzanne Delmas V865 (combined service) on 11 May.

Hesse Noord Natie Terminal, and moreover Churchill Dock South, boasts many amenities which OTAL customers will benefit from, among them:

• The availability of modern warehousing and handling equipment
• Dedicated access for containers, meaning truck-waiting time within the terminal is kept to the bare minimum.
• Excellent terminal security; there is only one entry point
• A secure car park within the terminal area fenced and concealed from the road
• Full complement of handling equipment including mobile & gantry cranes, straddle carriers, forklift trucks, tractors, trailers...
• First class transport links to the city of Antwerp and the hinterland

Rachel Bennett, OT Africa Line's marketing manager, comments:

" Facilities at Churchill Dock South are excellent; there is high quality warehousing for an array of specialist commodities as well as multipurpose storage warehouses that we will be able to use for products such as cocoa and coffee.

"Hesse Noord Natie was created following the merger of Hessenatie NV and Noord Natie Terminals NV. Following this merger, OTAL and Delmas were offered exclusive use of one of the 22 terminals that the company operates. Having a dedicated facility in one of the most important ports in the world was a big pull factor for us and, in addition to the excellent facilities and amenities that the new site offers, was the reason OTAL decided to change the location of its port operations in Antwerp."

Antwerp is the world's fourth largest port. Centrally located, it boasts excellent hinterland connections and is served by more than 300 liner services offering 14,000 sailings each year to over 800 destinations.

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