Extra vigilance in Antwerp port

antwerp - Companies in the port of Antwerp should be extra vigilant and report suspicious matters as quickly as possible to the police. That call did the Port Authority in the second Belgian city Tuesday following the attacks in Brussels. There will also be additional police patrols.

The threat level in the whole of Belgium has been raised to level 4. The international security at the port will remain on security level 1. This means that take place normal activity as extra vigilance will be asked to anyone who is in the harbor. For major ports was after the attacks of September 11, 2011 established a safety standard, the so-called ISPS Code. Which aims to increase the resilience of the ships and port facilities against terrorist violence.