The article discusses the challenges and progress in fire department cooperation within the port of Antwerp, with the creation of the Seaport-Scheldt Fire Network (BZS). This network aims for a more efficient organization through cooperation between public fire departments and company fire brigades ...
The Seaport-Scheldt Fire Network (BZS) is a public-private partnership that unites public and private fire departments in the port of Antwerp-Bruges. The network, with members such as BASF, Covestro and TotalEnergies, shares knowledge and resources to respond effectively to complex and long-term inc...
At the end of June, a large naphtha tank of TotalEnergies in Municipality of Zwijndrecht suffered a leak. The flammable product was collected in the containment and quickly foamed there by TotalEnergies' company fire department. Both the fire and explosion hazard and the odor nuisance could thus be ...
One of the objectives of the Seaport-Scheldt Fire Network is to provide specific training for its network partners. In that context, a first series of training sessions were organised this spring: a virtual reality training on industrial incident response for team leaders of public and private fire ...
The article describes the crucial role of the Port of Antwerp-Bruges (PoAB) firefighting boats in ensuring fire safety in the port. Equipped with powerful extinguishing and pumping systems, these state-of-the-art vessels are deployed for fires on ships and in the port area. They play an important ro...
In the December 2023 edition of the Flemish magazine "Thuishaven", Johan Spruytte of Evonik and Ben Windey of Port of Antwerp-Bruges and Brandweernetwerk Zeehaven-Schelde give a short explanation of how the fire service network actually works.
The article discusses crisis management at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, with a focus on collaboration and prevention. Port of Antwerp-Bruges collaborates with emergency services and companies to prevent incidents and respond effectively to calamities. Trend analyses and a digital model of the port he...
In August of 2023 the Dutch magazine "Eén-Eén-Twee" published a two-page article by Rob Jastrzebski on a test conducted by Port of Antwerp-Bruges and the ExxonMobil Refinery with one of the firefighting tugboats and the fixed installation on the terminal.