# Ghent (BE GNE)

**UN/LOCODE:** BE GNE  
**Country:** Belgium  
**Water Body:** North Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Medium  
**Harbor Type:** Canal or Lake  
**GPS:** 51.0667, 3.7333

ArcelorMittal Gent sets much of the tone here, shipping slabs and steel coils from its own breakbulk quays, within a cross-border port group that handled about 66 million tonnes of seaborne cargo in 2024. Ghent reaches the North Sea through the Ghent–Terneuzen Canal and, since 2018, forms part of North Sea Port. Dry bulk dominates at roughly 55% of seaborne cargo and liquid bulk around 22%, while the group ranks among Europe's leading handlers of breakbulk and project cargo. Other terminals cover RoRo and containers (DFDS at the Mercatordok) and fertilisers and minerals (Euroports). The enlarged Terneuzen lock — 427 m long and 55 m wide — opened in October 2024 and eased access for larger vessels. Road, rail and inland barge tie the port deep into the European hinterland. For mainline deep-sea container volumes, nearby Antwerp-Bruges remains the first choice.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Antwerp → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/antwerp-shanghai)
- [Antwerp → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/antwerp-shenzhen)
- [Antwerp → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/antwerp-guangzhou)
- [Antwerp → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/antwerp-hong-kong)
- [Antwerp → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/antwerp-tokyo)
- [Antwerp → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/antwerp-busan)

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