Port of Antwerp, one of the busiest ports in the world and is strategically situated in Flanders, in Antwerp province. This is a seaport in the center of Europe, accessing to Capesize ships; 2nd-largest port in Europe in terms of total freight shipped.
- TEU:
- Port docks are connected to the hinterland
- Handled over 14,000 sea trade ships in 2012
- Owned and operated by the Antwerp Port Authority
- Mainly focus on bulk, general, and project cargoes
- Handle approximately 195 ships per day
Port of Ghent, situated in Ghent, East Flanders. It is located about 58kms from the North Sea. The port is accessed by ships of the Panamax size. Over 235 people are living within the port.
- TEU: 530, 823 (2014)
- The third busiest port in Belgium
- The annual cargo throughput of 48,000,000 tons per year
- Handle seagoing and inland vessels
- Belgium’s biggest dry bulk harbor
Port of Liege, an inland port in Belgium, situated on the Province of Liège, in Wallonia. The port is the 3rd-largest inland port in Europe.
- TEU: N/A
- Compromise 32 port areas, covering 3.7 km sq.
- Handle dry bulk, liquid bulk, breakbulk, Ro-Ro cargo, and containers
- Maximum vessel size: channel – 3.4m depth, 6.7m aircraft
- Approx. 16 million tons of cargo handled per year
- ISP’s compliant port
- Quay: 26,794 meter
Port of Nieuwpoort, important fishing, and oyster culture port, situated in the western part of Belgium, on the River Yser.
- TEU: N/A
- Accommodate the largest ships in the world
- Channel handles all types and sizes of vessels
- A port handle almost 1000 commercial vessels
- Maximum vessel size: LOA 82m, draught 5.2m
Port of Ostend, a versatile short seaport, located in Ostend, in western Flanders Region of Belgium providing freight transport services. The port is accommodating all types of coastal maritime traffic.
- TEU: N/A
- Can accommodate vessels up to 200 meters
- Sheltered-port focus on short-sea traffic
- Compromise mixture of tidal and non-tidal berths
- Among cargo handle are dry bulk, liquid bulk, passengers, etc
Port of Bruges-Zeebrugge, a ferry port terminal on the North Sea handling large container, bulk cargoes, vehicles, and passengers. It is strategically situated in the Bruges, West Flanders Region.
- TEU: more than 1.8 million
- Divided into two parts – inner and outer harbor
- Handle over 50,000,000 tonnes of cargo each year
- Largest cargo and passenger port
- Main commodities: vehicle, forestry, and LNG products
- Accommodate vessels with a 16.7m draught
The Port of Namur’s main objective is to develop river transportation for companies.
- TEU: N/A
- Occupies 161 hectares of the port area
- Has eight kilometers of quays
- Exported approximately 4.3 million tons in 2011
- Transported around 5.4 million tons by boats and trucks on 2011
The Port of Brussels positioned at the ideal location in the center of Europe. It is the second-largest port.
- TEU: 42,000 (2020)
- Manage waterway in Brussels, supervise the maintenance and performance of the canal
- Can access 24 hours
- Provide six kilometers quays
- Perfect for ships over 4,500 tons, towing convoys up to 9,000 tons
Port of Charleroi occupies 460 hectares over 30 kilometers along the Sambre and the Charleroi- Brussels canal
- TEU: N/A
- Handling over 2.5 million tonnes from 1992-2001
- Coordinates at 4.43892°/50.40597
Port of Genk is an inland port and container terminal that provides its customers a modern way of handling and transporting conventional cargo and bulk.
- TEU: 80,000
- Has barge terminal used for bulk handling, forwarding, and stuffing
- Has rail terminal accessible for trains with containers, swap bodies, and trailers, shunting,formation of trains, and ad hoc shipments with conventional rolling stock
- Offers great services: container repair and cleaning, stuffing/ stripping of containers, and pre/on the carriage
- Owned gantry cranes, weighbridges, wheel loaders, and mobile transhipments cranes
- Can store 8,000 m2 and 10,000 m2 for open-air storage