Cargo ports are vital transport hubs in the world economy. Around 90% of all globally traded goods by tonnage is transported by sea and in 2021, a whopping 3.5 billion tonnes of freight passed through EU ports alone. Antwerp was the second-largest port in Europe spreading across 120km before a merger with Bruges in 2022 created a combined port area of 160km and the biggest chemical cluster on the continent. Valèncias expanding port is the largest on the European Mediterranean in terms of container traffic and dates back to 1491. Its port authority, Valènciaport, is responsible for…
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