The port complex of Bruges-Zeebrugge offers several main assets, which will allow freight volume to develop further in the years to come, namely:

• the favourable geographical position:
  • on the coast of the North Sea, the busiest sea in the world;
  • central in relation to other North Sea ports;
  • within a short distance of Great Britain;
  • close to the major, densely populated and industrialised cities;
• excellent nautical accessibility with a deep water draught in the entrance fairways and along the quays;
• good road and rail connections to all countries of Continental Europe;
• several daily liner services to Great Britain and to other ports in northern and southeren Europe, Zeebrugge being the cross-roads for traffic in all directions;
• a network of intercontinental and intra-European container services;
• modern port equipment, recently established, which meets all the expectations of modern shipping and handling techniques;
• a large potential of skilled labour achieving high productivity.