Advantages of The Port
The port complex of Bruges-Zeebrugge offers several main assets, which will allow volumes to develop even 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 many major, densely populated and industrialized cities;
- Good nautical accessibility with a deep water draught in the approaches and at the berths;
- 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 southern 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.
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