Antwerp Port Authority CEO receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Eddy Bruyninckx, CEO of the Antwerp Port Authority for the last 22 years, has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the professional periodical International Bulk Journal. The award is one of several given out annually by the industry journal.

Bruyninckx was given the award for his performance at the head of the port authority over the last 20 years, in which he turned Antwerp into a world-class harbour capable of taking ships of every size and type, carrying every sort of cargo.

“This award is a token of recognition for the whole Antwerp port community, which, after the serious crisis of 2009, showed themselves more creative and dedicated than ever and facing up to any challenge,” Bruyninckx said. “Antwerp harbour has grown greatly in recent years, with liquid bulk our main growth engine, followed by containers. The future is looking bright, with a new record year in the short term and with billions of industrial investments in the middle to long term.”

The IBJ awards were launched in 2009 and were handed out this year in the Beurs-World Trade Center in Rotterdam. The awards will be given out next year in Antwerp.

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