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The port of Ghent is the third biggest port in Belgium. Ghent (ˈɡɛnt Gent ʝɛnt in Dutch, Gand in French, and formerly Gaunt in English) is a City and a ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The first port of Ghent was situated at the Scheldt river and later on at the Lys river. The Scheldt (Dutch Schelde, French Escaut, Latin Scaldis) is a 350 km[http //www Since the Middle Ages Ghent has sought for a connection to the sea. In the 13th century via the Lieve canal to the Zwin near Damme, in the 16th century via the Sassevaart, in the 17th century via the Ghent-Bruges Canal. The Zwin is a Nature reserve at the North Sea coast on the Belgian - Dutch border Damme is a Municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders, six kilometres northeast of Brugge ( Bruges) Since the 19th century by the Ghent-Terneuzen Canal which connects via the Western Scheldt to the North Sea[1]. The Ghent-Terneuzen Canal (Dutch Kanaal van Gent naar Terneuzen also known as the "Sea Canal" (Zeekanaal is a Canal linking Ghent in Belgium Western Scheldt (Dutch Westerschelde) in the province Zeeland in the southwestern Netherlands, is the Estuary of the Scheldt river The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf. The port of Ghent is accessible by ships of the Panamax size. " Panamax " ships are of the maximum dimensions that will fit through the locks of the Panama Canal. There are however talks to renew the locks in Terneuzen, which would enable bigger ships to enter the harbour. Terneuzen ( is a city and municipality in the southwestern Netherlands, in the province of Zeeland, in the middle of Zeelandic Flanders.

port of Ghent lay-out
port of Ghent lay-out
Ghent-Terneuzen Canal, southwards view from a Ship near Arcelor Gent
Ghent-Terneuzen Canal, southwards view from a Ship near Arcelor Gent

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History

In 1251, the Lieve Canal was constructed in order to attempt to connect Ghent to Damme, which was at that time was situated at the Zwin. Arcelor SA ( was the world's largest Steel producer in terms of turnover and the second largest in terms of steel output with a turnover of €30 Ghent (ˈɡɛnt Gent ʝɛnt in Dutch, Gand in French, and formerly Gaunt in English) is a City and a Damme is a Municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders, six kilometres northeast of Brugge ( Bruges) The Zwin is a Nature reserve at the North Sea coast on the Belgian - Dutch border However, the Zwin sanded up and the Lieve canal no longer had any importance by the end of the fifteenth century. In 1547, a second attempt was made by digging the Sassevaart (Sasse Canal), which became a busy trade route. In the sixteenth century however, the Wars of Religion meant the end of navigation on the Sassevaart. This due to a traffic lock on both Western Scheldt and all other connecting waterways set by the Dutch. In the 17th century, a new attempt was made with the Ghent-Bruges-Ostend canal. Bruges (Brugge is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. ||-||-||} Ostend  (  Oostende, French and German Ostende) is a Belgian City and municipality located in the Flemish But as a consequence of the abolition of the former trade privileges there was but little activity. The present canal(Canal Ghent-Terneuzen) was finally dug under the rule of William I, King of the Netherlands. Terneuzen ( is a city and municipality in the southwestern Netherlands, in the province of Zeeland, in the middle of Zeelandic Flanders. William Frederick (William I, born Willem Frederik Prins van Oranje-Nassau ( The Hague, 24 August 1772 - Berlin, 12 December 1843 was a Prince of In 1822 the final plan was ratified and in 1827 the works could be started. As waterborne traffic and port activities increased, the sea canal was extended several times:

The works on the Sifferdok were complicated by the crisis of the thirties and by World Wars I and II. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All A revival was practically impossible as the dimensions of the lock were insufficient for the modern post-war seagoing vessels. In 1960 an agreement was signed between Belgium and the Netherlands, which stipulated that a new sealock was to be built and that the Canal was to be adapted for vessels up to 80,000 metric tons of deadweight (DWT). Deadweight tonnage (also known as deadweight and variously abbreviated as DWT, D

With the digging of the Kluizendok a new era is dawning for Ghent. The first phase of the works ends in the autumn of 1999. From that moment onwards the first 1,200m of quay wall and waterfront sites behind them will be available. The Kluizendok will enable quite some expansion of the port.

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References

  1. ^ History of the port of Ghent. The Ghent Bio-Energy Valley is a joint initiative started in 2005, of Ghent University, the city of Ghent, the Port of Ghent, the Development Retrieved on 2006-03-03. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian

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