Ghent Port

Ghent Port Company

John Kennedylaan 32 - Haven 3000A
B-9042 Ghent
Belgium

The port of Ghent is situated at the far end of the Ghent-Terneuzen Canal (at 32 km from the Terneuzen locks), which connects the harbour to the North Sea via the Western Scheldt. It is the third busiest port in Belgium with annual cargo throughput of 48 mln tn.

Thanks to its location, Ghent handles seagoing as well as inland vessels. The most significant trading partners for the port are Sweden (3 mln tn of roro traffic), Russia (2.3 mln tn of steel) and Brazil (2 mln of iron ore and fruit juice). In 2013, the cargo volumes of crude minerals and building materials as well as fertilizers and ores have risen to 16.4 mln tn (63% of all freight), making Ghent the biggest dry bulk harbour in the country.

The port can be reached from the land by rail or by the E17, E34 and E40 motorways. Inland navigation provides access to Northern France as well as Rhine-Main-Danube network. Additionally, regular short sea shipping lines connect Ghent with the Mediterranean, Great Britain, Scandinavia, Russia and the Baltic States.