Among others Sea-Invest has sole control over the ABT terminal in Antwerp which provides cargo handling services for coal, iron ore and other dry bulk. Cargo handling services comprise the unloading of coal and iron ore from ocean-going vessels, the storage of these commodities and their loading on trains or barges for further in-land transport.

- Innovations in ship design (in particular fast ro-ro ships and new types of fast lo-lo ships but also other ship options);

ships at berth means ships which are securely moored or anchored in a Community port while they are loading, unloading or hotelling, including the time spent when not engaged in cargo operations;

with crossings so regular or frequent that they constitute a recognisable schedule; 3h. warship means a ship belonging to the armed forces of a State bearing the external marks distinguishing such ships of its nationality, under the command of an officer duly commissioned by the government of the State and whose name appears in the appropriate service list or its equivalent, and manned by a crew which is under regular armed forces discipline; 3i. ships at berth means ships which are securely moored or anchored in a Community port while they are loading, unloading or hotelling, including the time spent when not engaged in cargo operatio ...[+++]ns; 3j. inland waterway vessel means a vessel particularly intended for use on an inland waterway as defined in Council Directive 82/714/EEC of 4 October 1982 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels *, including all vessels which carry:

As the rapporteur has said, the directive is designed to ensure that the handling of cargo in our ports respects strict rules, so as to prevent damage to ships during loading or unloading of heavy bulk cargo.

This jurisdiction covers the operations of enterprises which fall within the definition of federal work, undertaking or business and includes interprovincial and international rail, road and pipeline transportation, air transportation, shipping, longshoring, grain handling, telecommunications, broadcasting, banking and certain crown corporations.