Your logistics partner in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges for project cargo, heavy-lift, iron & steel, general cargo, containers, bulk and soft commodities. Zuidnatie started as a family business and still is today. CEO Paul Feys and Managing Director Stéphanie Feys own Zuidnatie and – together with the Management Board – are responsible for day-today management. The company represents a large family with all their employees and they have one purpose for their clients: to keep the goods flowing.
A variety of services
Zuidnatie offers their clients a one-stop-shop for all their logistical needs:
- Stevedoring: with their three (waterside) terminals Zuidnatie handles the cargo of barges, feeders and sea-going vessels.
- Warehousing: with more than 20 warehouses Zuidnatie can offer their clients a short or long-term storage for their cargo.
- Containers: Becomar, the container department of Zuidnatie, handles all types of containers. At the Becomar terminal, Zuidnatie offers all container services such as maintenance and repair, fumigation, cleaning, sale of second-hand containers and so on.
- Transport: in order to be the most fl exible partner for their clients, Zuidnatie has their own truck fl eet and 1 own barge (‘Zuidnatie 9’).
- Logistics: with their own logistics department, including customs services, Zuidnatie provides the full logistical package for their clients, assisting the complete journey of their cargo.
- Value Added Services: a testing climate room for elements of wind turbines, packing activities on quay, Antwerp Slitter (coil slitting center) at their terminal,.. Zuidnatie has many more extra services to offer!
Sustainability
Green is not only the company’s colour, but also stands for a sustainable business with a green future vision. At the moment, Zuidnatie has already installed twee wind turbines on their terminal, LED in their warehouses and solar panels on the roofs of the warehouses. Since 2011 Zuidnatie has hybrid company cars and since several months, their first full electric company cars have arrived and are already in use. It’s their ambition to completely switch the car fleet by 2027. In order to assure the right infrastructure for their employees with a full electric car, Zuidnatie has installed charging stations at every terminal. The company is also using full electric forklifts in their warehouses, which is of course beneficial for the environment and the staff. Lastly, Zuidnatie owns 13 cranes in total, which of two are hybrid and two are full electric. The company also ordered their newest hybrid crane, which will arrive in October 2023. This shows that Zuidnatie really works on switching their assets to full electric in the future. A story to be continued!
Recognitions
Zuidnatie was recently elected as Best Managed Company Gold and T&L Employer of the Year.
The Best Managed Company Gold label is the recognition for companies that maintain the BMC-label for four consecutive years. The Best Managed Companies program tests participants each year against a globally tested framework. It recognizes private companies that translate a clear strategy, strong competences and commitment to the business into solid financial results. The independent jury selected only 26 companies in Belgium. Zuidnatie is the only port company in the country with this label.
On top of that, Zuidnatie is also chosen as the T&L Employer of the Year 2023.The company was able to demonstrate that its current HR policy,with a focus on diversity and inclusion, is unique as port company.
Both recognitions show that the family business’ long-term strategy and HR policy are on the right path, thanks to efforts of their employees and management board.
Zuidnatie in figures
In 2022, more than 400 ships were handled at Zuidnatie’s three terminals on the right bank. Zuidnatie employed more than 350 people per day last year. In addition, Zuidnatie also handled more than 550,000 TEU via its container division Becomar. In 6 years’ time their CO2 emission is reduced by 33% as a result of their climate-friendly actions and sustainable investments.
