{"id":184595,"date":"2026-04-15T12:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=184595"},"modified":"2026-04-17T10:04:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:04:31","slug":"port-of-antwerp-bruges-ceo-jacques-vandermeiren-steps-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/04\/15\/port-of-antwerp-bruges-ceo-jacques-vandermeiren-steps-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Haven van Antwerpen-Brugge CEO Jacques Vandermeiren stapt op"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jacques<span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\"> Vandermeiren (63), CEO van de haven van Antwerpen-Brugge, stapt op na bijna tien jaar dienst.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Hij was CEO sinds 2017 en zou normaal gesproken tot eind 2029 in functie zijn gebleven.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">De Nederlander Rob Smeets, momenteel COO, zal tijdelijk de leiding overnemen.<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Volgende week start het havenbestuur in Singapore de onderhandelingen over het complexe project Extra Container Capacity Antwerp (ECA) en volgens Vandermeiren is het niet ideaal om aan zo'n monsterproject te beginnen als je het niet kan waarmaken. 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Vandermeiren (63), the CEO of the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, is stepping down after nearly ten years of service.\u00a0He had been CEO since 2017 and would normally have remained in office until the end of 2029.\u00a0The Dutchman Rob Smeets, currently COO, will temporarily take over the leadership.Next week, the port authority will start negotiations in Singapore regarding the complex Extra Container Capacity Antwerp (ECA) project, and according to Vandermeiren, it is not ideal to embark on such a monster project if you cannot see it through. 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