SITE MAP ι A A A ι DUTCH ENGLISH Content on this page requires a newer version of Adobe Flash Player. Home »New regulation on port vehicles in the making Follow us via ... Blog Joke's Blog New regulation on port vehicles in the making There will be a new regulation for the traffic of port vehicles in the Flemish ports. Thanks to this scheme, port vehicles will be able to move more easily in port areas. At the initiative of the Flemish Minister of Mobility and Public Works Hilde Crevits, the Flemish Government has definitively approved the new draft decree on the traffic of port vehicles. This is now being submitted to the Flemish Parliament. The decree is important for good accessibility and offers certainty about the extent to which port vehicles can deviate from the traffic and transport regulations and the technical regulations for traffic and transport vehicles. The draft decree envisages a specific traffic regulation for the traffic of port vehicles between the loading and unloading quays, the storage places, the hangars and the warehouses within the port area. In order to be able to continue to guarantee normal port activities, it is important that these specific vehicles, such as mobile cranes, forklift and lift lift trucks, mechanical shovels, straddle carriers, sideloaders, ro ro tractors and reach trackers, can move freely. moving between the loading and unloading quays, the warehouses, the hangars and the warehouses within the port area. With the new decree, the Flemish Government can, after prior advice from the municipality (s) concerned and on the proposal of the port authority concerned, adopt a regulation for the traffic of these port vehicles for each port area. The Flemish Government can deviate from the Road Traffic Regulations and the Royal Decree regarding the technical requirements. In addition, the Flemish Government can again provide for the possibility of exempting port vehicles within the port area from applying for a license for any exceptional transport. In order to be able to continue to guarantee road safety within the port areas, the necessary measures will be taken to inform other road users of this in good time. Among other things, the port authorities will have to put up signposts with the caption 'Port area' to inform road users about the specific traffic regulations for port vehicles. The draft decree does not affect the application of the highway code, the road traffic regulations and other regulations to normal traffic within the port areas. Flemish minister Hilde Crevits: “ The social and economic importance of the four Flemish seaports and the entire maritime economy is great. About 130,000 people earn their living there every day, another 100,000 jobs are additionally port-related. The ports provide an annual added value of 28 billion euros. In short, the ports represent prosperity. Sustaining this prosperity requires not only economic growth and dynamic port companies, but also further development of the accessibility of the Flemish ports. The agreement on port vehicles is therefore a step forward for the Flemish seaports. ” PORT OF ZEEBRUGGE: VANDAMMEHUIS | ISABELLALAAN 1 | B-8380 ZEEBRUGGE | BELGIUM TEL .: +32 (0) 50 54 32 11 | FAX: +32 (0) 50 54 32 24 | EMAIL: MBZ@ZEEBRUGGEPORT.BE INCIDENTS / CALAMITIES ACHTERHAVEN AND BRUGES: 050 / 54.32.31 OR VHF 68 | OUTER PORT: 050 / 54.68.67 OR VHF 71 DISCLAIMER | © MBZ LOGIN