Port of Antwerp Port of Antwerp The Port of Antwerp in Flanders, Belgium, is a port in the heart of Europe accessible to capesize ships. It is Europe’s second-largest seaport, after Rotterdam. Antwerp stands at the upper end of the tidal estuary of the Scheldt. The estuary is navigable by ships of more than 100,000 Gross Tons as far as 80 km inland. Like Hamburg, the Port of Antwerp's inland location provides a more central location in Europe than the majority of North Sea ports. Antwerp's docks are connected to the hinterland by rail, road, and river and canal waterways. As a result,
Transport in Belgium and passenger car production, with important plants operated by Volvo and Audi, and this is reflected in a relatively benign taxation environment whereby company cars are a still a popular and relatively tax efficient element in many remuneration packages. Brussels - Port of Brussels (also accessible for ocean-going ships)<br> Liège - Port of Liège (one of the busiest in Europe) European Sea Ports Organisation ESPO<br> European Federation of Inland Ports FEPI<br> Inland Navigation Europe INE<br> 2002 ranking of world ports by tonnage and by container volume (in TEU) Port ranking The Belgian waterway network has 2,043 km, 1,532 km of