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PORT OF GHENT. Christophe Peeters // Ghent Port Company // President Daan Schalck // Ghent Port Company // CEO. PORT OF GHENT. Large enough to cope, small enough to care. 600 HECTARES OF SPACE FOR INVESTMENTS. PORT OF GHENT: 2010, A RECORD YEAR. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
PORT OF GHENT
Christophe Peeters // Ghent Port Company // President
Daan Schalck // Ghent Port Company // CEO
PORT OF GHENT
Large enough to cope, small enough to care
600 HECTARES OF SPACE FOR INVESTMENTS
PORT OF GHENT: 2010, A RECORD YEAR
One of the fastest growing ports in Western Europe70,000 jobsTotal cargo traffic: 2008, 2009, 2010
CENTRALLY LOC ATED MULTIMODAL SEAPORT
• Main roads: E17 – E40• Rail • Seagoing navigation & Short sea shipping• Inland navigation• A new larger sealock• A transhipment port: to Paris (Seine-Nord project)
ON THE LOGISTICAL HEART OF EUROPEAutomotive, chemicals, steel, recycling and scrap, energy, bio fuels, food, wood and paper productionEuropean distribution centers
PORT OF GHENT
• One of the largest greenfield port sites in Europe
• Logistics• Distribution• Bio based economy• Warehousing
PORT OF GHENTLarge enough to cope, small enough to care…… for all your investments
www.portofghent.be/investments
www.portofghent.be/investments