United for safer ports
PortWatch is the Federal government's central reporting point for suspicious situations in and around Belgian ports. What is a suspicious situation? Any situation that you think is unusual.
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Have you seen something suspicious? Speak up!
Hear, see, report: that's the correct response. We prefer getting too many reports than too few. Together, we'll make the port safe for everyone.
I want to report something -
I prefer to remain anonymous. Do I have to say who I am?
No problem, we completely understand. You can report a suspicious situation completely anonymously and are not obliged to fill in your personal details. If you do provide them, they will be handled in strict confidence.
I want to report something -
What happens to my report or alert?
Your report will go to the authorized police services for further action. You may be contacted by them for more information but only if you agreed to this.
I want to report something
What exactly is suspicious?
A suspicious situation is any situation that looks unusual to you. Have you spotted a suspicious person on the quay or at an office? Have you noticed someone you do or do not know acting suspiciously? If you feel that something is not completely right, it often isn't!
- Vehicles circling aimlessly around or stopping at unusual places.
- People checking out vehicles, vessels, containers or installations.
- A container (open or closed) in a strange position or the wrong place.
- Unusual activities (by a business or an employee, at a car park or on a quay ...).
- Unauthorized people accessing vehicles or vessels.
- Unknown people in the port (or online) who for no obvious reason are asking for specific information about the port (work procedures, security, specific location ...).
- People or vehicles trying to get in or out of the port with someone else.
- Unregistered people or vehicles entering the port.
- A colleague making suspicious search enquiries.
- Illogical scheduling decisions.
- New customers for whom (almost) no business details can be found.
- Customers who know virtually nothing about the products they want to import.
- A colleague who suddenly has a very high standard of living that cannot be explained.
- Badges or access passes that are passed around.
- As a port employee, you are invited to "quickly earn something on the side".
- Employees who are present in or around the port outside of their working hours.
- Someone who wants to misuse your position/authorizations/knowledge within the port and who threatens you.
- Open gates, fencing with gaps or structures that make it easy to climb over.
- People photographing port infrastructure.
