Brussels, Belgium, April 10, 2026 (AFP) - Oil spill halts most shipping traffic in Antwerp port

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2026-04-10

An oil spill during a ship refuelling operation has halted most traffic in Belgium's port of Antwerp, Europe's second-busiest for cargo shipping, the port said Friday. "Although the source has been stopped and the directly involved seagoing vessels have been contained for active clean-up operations, the pollution spread further towards the Scheldt (river) overnight," Antwerp port said in a statement. The river is "currently fully closed to traffi......

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