On 9 March, 2026, DP World announced that Antwerp Gateway handled 2,470,700 TEU in 2025, the highest annual container volume in the terminal’s history, representing an 8.6% increase compared with the previous year. The company also confirmed that its expansion programme, launched in 2020 and due for completion in 2026, includes retrofitting automated stacking crane modules to increase stacking density, further deployment of digital optimisation tools and the continued rollout of hybrid equipment to reduce emissions.
This development is relevant for the sector because it illustrates how terminal operators are seeking to combine capacity growth with decarbonisation and automation. In a context marked by operational volatility and sustained pressure on European supply chains, maintaining throughput performance while modernising infrastructure is becoming an increasingly important element of competitiveness.
