{"id":878,"date":"2017-01-30T10:14:35","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T09:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.somef.be\/en\/?page_id=878"},"modified":"2026-03-05T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T11:00:00","slug":"transports","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.somef.be\/en\/transports\/","title":{"rendered":"TRANSPORTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-overflow:visible;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-zoomin toggles-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.somef.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/somef-transports-1.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-zoomin toggles-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.somef.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/somef-transports-2.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-zoomin toggles-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.somef.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/somef-transports-3.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-zoomin toggles-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.somef.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/somef-transports-5.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-padding-right:40px;--awb-padding-bottom:40px;--awb-padding-left:40px;--awb-bg-color:#ffffff;--awb-bg-color-hover:#ffffff;--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #5bc5f1;\">TRANSPORTS<\/span><\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #5bc5f1;\">Inland waterway transport<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Environment-friendly, low energy consuming, silent, safe\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Inland waterway transport has many advantages and helps relieve road traffic congestion. Waterways have been at the centre of Somef\u2019s activities since 1920.<\/p>\n<p>Its line of business:\u00a0 organisation of inland waterway transport through chartering or its own fleet for its customers.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">River-sea transport<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Somef organises transport between Li\u00e8ge and several ports in Ireland, the United Kingdom and Spain.\u00a0 Specially designed to sail at sea as well as on rivers and canals, its coasters have a capacity of 1,400 to 1,900 tonnes.\u00a0 Somef can, upon request, also serve the Baltic Sea, the French Atlantic coast, the north of the Iberian peninsula and all the British Isles.<\/p>\n<p>River-sea transport has undeniable advantages for Somef:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First of all, it avoids loading and unloading operations which are particularly costly;<\/li>\n<li>Far from the constraints of large sea ports, it boasts flexibility that is highly appreciated;<\/li>\n<li>It is perfectly adaptable to small quantities or exceptional products;<\/li>\n<li>It is moreover extremely rapid because it is available round the clock, year round.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Products handled<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Bulk:\u00a0 scrap, gravel, coal, ore, building materials, waste, cereals, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Conventional products: steel products, wood, palletised products, big bags, kegs, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Exceptional products: large pieces<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Industrial services<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Customs agency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shipping agency: coordination and monitoring of handling, administrative, technical and medical assistance for the crew when vessels call<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #5bc5f1;\">KEY FIGURES<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-counters-box counters-box row fusion-clearfix fusion-columns-3\" style=\"--awb-color:#5bc5f1;\"><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"1053\" data-delimiter=\",\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\"> million T<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\">shipped in 2025 via inland waterways safely and ecologically<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"23932\" data-delimiter=\".\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\">fewer trucks on our roads in 2025<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"2\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\"> towboats<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\">and 6 barges (type Europa 2450 T) and 2 barges (1200 T)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-aligncenter\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type margintop30px\" style=\"--button_accent_color:#5bc5f1;--button_border_color:#5bc5f1;--button_accent_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_border_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_gradient_top_color:rgba(255,255,255,0);--button_gradient_bottom_color:rgba(255,255,255,0);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:#5bc5f1;--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:#5bc5f1;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"..\/contact\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Interested in this activity ? Contact us now !<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third\" style=\"--awb-bg-color:#0096ad;--awb-bg-color-hover:#0096ad;--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center; padding-top: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">HANDLING &amp; STORAGE<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-color:#7f9aa8;--awb-bg-color-hover:#7f9aa8;--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center; padding-top: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">INDUSTRIAL SERVICES<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somef.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/878"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somef.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somef.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somef.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somef.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=878"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.somef.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1607,"href":"https:\/\/www.somef.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/878\/revisions\/1607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somef.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}