Port of Antwerp

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The port of Antwerp is the port of the city of Antwerp, Belgium. It is located in Flanders, mainly in the province of Antwerp, but also partially in East Flanders. It is a seaport in the heart of Euro

Mediterranean Shipping Company's former container terminal in the Bevrijdingsdok [nl]. An idea of the size of this terminal can be obtained from the fact that each of the six berthed ships are at least 250 m long

Antwerp's infrastructure before works started on the Deurganck Dock. The Scheldt runs from south to north between the geometrical outlines of the docks on the left and right banks. Other details include the Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal at bottom centre, the Albert Canal (the thin line running South East from the docks), the Rhine-Scheldt Junction Canal (top centre), and the Ghent–Terneuzen Canal at top left.

The Port of Antwerp as seen from a commercial airliner. The Right Bank runs from the middle left side to the bottom right side of the photo. The Scheldt runs below from the middle left side to the middle bottom side. The Deurganck Dock is seen at the bottom left side. Other details include the Kieldrecht Lock connecting the Deurganck Dock to the Left Bank (partially visible at the extreme bottom left side). The Doel Nuclear Power Station is also seen at the middle left side of the photo.

Part of Antwerp's old waterfront looking north to the Noorderterras café building

Antwerp X

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Operation Antwerp X, often referred to as Antwerp X, was an Allied anti-aircraft operation during World War II to defend Antwerp and the Port of Antwerp from German V-1 flying bombs. The operation las

Falling V-1 bomb over Bouckenborgh Park in Merksem, Antwerp, in 1945

3.7-inch gun of a Mixed Heavy Anti-Aircraft battery in Belgium, January 1945.

V-1 in flight over Antwerp

View of crater and buildings following the explosion of a V-1 on 5 January 1945 (Antwerp)