Euroports Inland Terminals, the inland terminal operator with several locations in the Liège and Charleroi area, has successfully branched out its activities towards new customers handling and processing general cargo, polluted soils, waste, minerals and biomass sectors. EIT is dedicated to invest in its capabilities and equipment to obtain the necessary permits to support its further growth in these markets. This investment program is ongoing and will continue in 2015. Traditionally, Euroports Inland Terminals has specialized in supporting main industry / heavy industry players in the region with port handling, storage and transport services. The products EIT handled were predominantly dry bulk minerals and raw materials used in the many surrounding production sites. During the past several years, many new business opportunities for other commodities have emerged for the terminals in Loën, Ile Monsin, Renory, and Seraing (Liège area) and Couillet (Charleroi area).
“Our visibility in the region as a reliable supply chain partner in handling bulk products for the local industry resulted in business opportunities in industries such as polluted soils, waste products, de-icing salt, biomass and even general cargo such as pallets/palletized products,” said Muriel Baugnée, Euroports Inland Terminals’ managing director. EIT brings tailor-made and dedicated customer solutions based on the specific logistics requirements. “We combine our barge transport, freight forwarding, road transport and port handling services all into one supply chain solution supporting our clients’ inbound and outbound traffics,” Baugnée said. “Through the wider Euroports network we also assure the connection to deep-sea ports.” A good example of EIT’s showcase-model reconversion is the starting business relationship with AB Inbev/Jupiler. In collaboration with André CELIS and AB InBev, Euroports Inland Terminals succeeded in providing the best, lean and green solution to both companies. This resulted in a significant CO2-emission reduction for AB Inbev’s logistics flows which also brings a decrease of their carbon footprint.
After loading pallets on a dedicated and André CELIS-managed barge in Louvain, the cargo arrived in Liège where it was discharged at Euroports Inland Terminals’ Monsin facilities. Pallets were then loaded on AB InBev trucks for a last-mile delivery to the customer’s Jupille plant.
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