Regulation and Finance in the Port Sector: Current Practices and Future Port Development: The Belgian Case

Thierry Vanelslander ()
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Thierry Vanelslander: University of Antwerp

Chapter Chapter 11 in Regulation and Finance in the Port Industry, 2022, pp 171-185 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Depending on the definition used, Belgium features between two and six seaports. This chapter limits itself to Antwerp, Ghent and Zeebruges. Antwerp is a tidal port due to the river Scheldt. The port of Ghent is located closer to the sea along the same river. The port of Zeebruges finally is located at sea. Of the three considered Belgian seaports, Antwerp is by far the biggest one. The Belgian ports of Ghent and Antwerp have always had a very decentralized character. The basic rule since the Port Decree of 1999 is that in Belgium all basic infrastructure, including maritime access ways, locks, harbour dams, dredging works, road networks, inland waterway connections and the like, is financed by the Flemish Region.

Keywords: Port system; Port location; Port traffic; Port governance; Port planning; Port financing; Port regulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-83985-7_11

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