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Seaports in Belgium

Belgium has 7 portsin the World Port Index — 1 large deep-water port, 2 medium and 4 smaller harbours. They sit on North Sea; North Atlantic Ocean. Below: how they split by size, and the biggest harbours. From the NGA World Port Index, snapshot 2026-06-22.

PORTS7

LARGE · MEDIUM1 · 2

ONNorth Sea; North Atlantic Ocean

By harbour size

Large1 · 14%

Medium2 · 29%

Small2 · 29%

Very small2 · 29%

Biggest ports in Belgium

The largest harbours in the snapshot, with their water body and harbour type.

largeAntwerpenNorth Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · River (Tide Gates) · BE ANR

mediumGhentNorth Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · Canal or Lake · BE GNE

mediumZeebruggeNorth Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · Coastal (Breakwater) · BE ZEE

smallBruxellesNorth Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · River (Tide Gates) · BE BRU

smallOostendeNorth Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · River (Tide Gates) · BE OST

very smallBrugesNorth Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · Canal or Lake · BE BGS

very smallNieuwpoortNorth Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · Canal or Lake · BE NIE

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