Port profile · Maritime Radar

Port of Ghent daily activity

Ghent handled an estimated average of 66 kt a day in the week ending 25 September 2026 (-18.6% year on year), with an average of 17 port calls a day, according to IMF PortWatch AIS data. This is an estimate, not the official statistic.
Belgium · LOCODE BEGNE · Main cargo sectors: Mineral Products, Chemical & Allied Industries, Vegetable Products

Data up to · 25 September 2026

7-day average · Estimated total volume

66 kt

28-day average

69 kt

Vs 28-day average

-4.6%

Year on year (same week)

-18.6%

Estimated total volume — daily series

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AIS estimates from IMF PortWatch; they may include transhipment and are not equivalent to the port’s official statistics.

By vessel type

Last 28 days
TypePort callsEst. importsEst. exports
Container1216 kt9.9 kt
Dry bulk40841 kt115 kt
General cargo154135 kt126 kt
Ro-Ro2315 kt27 kt
Tanker230272 kt380 kt

Main connections

Average daily capacity on the route · AIS 2019-2025
Terneuzen: 23,716 t/day estimated with GhentTerneuzenRotterdam: 9,787 t/day estimated with GhentRotterdamAntwerp: 6,818 t/day estimated with GhentAntwerpSaint Petersburg: 5,308 t/day estimated with GhentSaint PetersburgVlissingen: 3,641 t/day estimated with GhentVlissingenPort Cartier: 2,940 t/day estimated with GhentPort CartierUst-Luga: 2,894 t/day estimated with GhentUst-LugaDunkirk: 2,584 t/day estimated with GhentDunkirkYakacik: 2,246 t/day estimated with GhentYakacikGöteborg: 2,191 t/day estimated with GhentGöteborgNarvik: 2,138 t/day estimated with GhentNarvikAmsterdam: 1,918 t/day estimated with GhentAmsterdamPorsgrunn: 1,864 t/day estimated with GhentPorsgrunnRouen: 1,738 t/day estimated with GhentRouenLas Palmas (de Gran Canaria): 1,565 t/day estimated with GhentLas Palmas (de Gran Canaria)Santos: 1,543 t/day estimated with GhentSantosItaqui: 1,410 t/day estimated with GhentItaquiChornomorsk: 1,254 t/day estimated with GhentChornomorskHamburg: 1,204 t/day estimated with GhentHamburgTorneå: 1,175 t/day estimated with GhentTorneåConstantza: 1,155 t/day estimated with GhentConstantzaBilbao: 1,090 t/day estimated with GhentBilbaoImmingham: 995 t/day estimated with GhentImminghamGijon: 970 t/day estimated with GhentGijonDamietta: 924 t/day estimated with GhentDamiettaMurmansk: 892 t/day estimated with GhentMurmanskKlaipeda: 876 t/day estimated with GhentKlaipedaMontoir: 837 t/day estimated with GhentMontoirRiga: 804 t/day estimated with GhentRigaPort Hueneme: 798 t/day estimated with GhentPort HuenemeTubarao: 720 t/day estimated with GhentTubaraoVancouver: 709 t/day estimated with GhentVancouverPort Jerome: 659 t/day estimated with GhentPort JeromeHull: 649 t/day estimated with GhentHullPoint Lisas: 623 t/day estimated with GhentPoint LisasLa Pallice: 619 t/day estimated with GhentLa PalliceFos: 608 t/day estimated with GhentFosAlexandria: 584 t/day estimated with GhentAlexandriaNovorossiysk: 579 t/day estimated with GhentNovorossiyskNew Orleans: 571 t/day estimated with GhentNew OrleansSouth Louisiana: 567 t/day estimated with GhentSouth LouisianaBarcelona: 551 t/day estimated with GhentBarcelonaLe Havre: 538 t/day estimated with GhentLe HavreBarranquilla: 519 t/day estimated with GhentBarranquillaSzczecin: 518 t/day estimated with GhentSzczecinGdansk: 515 t/day estimated with GhentGdanskBrunsbuettel: 514 t/day estimated with GhentBrunsbuettelNemrut Bay: 506 t/day estimated with GhentNemrut BayEl Dekheila: 474 t/day estimated with GhentEl DekheilaLondon: 472 t/day estimated with GhentLondonTocopilla: 451 t/day estimated with GhentTocopillaTilbury: 433 t/day estimated with GhentTilburyRio Grande: 421 t/day estimated with GhentRio GrandePivdennyi: 419 t/day estimated with GhentPivdennyiNorfolk: 419 t/day estimated with GhentNorfolkVysotsk: 417 t/day estimated with GhentVysotskGebze: 406 t/day estimated with GhentGebzeRavenna: 406 t/day estimated with GhentRavennaRostock: 401 t/day estimated with GhentRostockHuelva: 385 t/day estimated with GhentHuelvaZeebrugge: 380 t/day estimated with GhentMobile: 378 t/day estimated with GhentBordeaux: 378 t/day estimated with GhentPort Kembla: 356 t/day estimated with GhentOdessa: 340 t/day estimated with GhentIJmuiden: 320 t/day estimated with GhentTeesport: 318 t/day estimated with GhentUusikaupunki: 315 t/day estimated with GhentMoerdijk: 307 t/day estimated with GhentMontreal: 306 t/day estimated with GhentLa Baie (Port Alfred): 302 t/day estimated with GhentLiverpool: 301 t/day estimated with GhentPorto De Maceio: 291 t/day estimated with GhentNewport News: 285 t/day estimated with GhentPort-De-Bouc: 284 t/day estimated with GhentPasajes: 283 t/day estimated with GhentCartagena: 280 t/day estimated with GhentLiepaja: 278 t/day estimated with GhentVentspils: 276 t/day estimated with GhentSan Nicolas: 275 t/day estimated with GhentGravesend: 272 t/day estimated with GhentHouston (US-TX): 271 t/day estimated with GhentBelfast: 270 t/day estimated with GhentAlbany: 260 t/day estimated with GhentSillamae: 255 t/day estimated with GhentIstanbul: 248 t/day estimated with GhentSept Iles: 247 t/day estimated with GhentQuebec: 245 t/day estimated with GhentSantander: 241 t/day estimated with GhentNew York-New Jersey: 240 t/day estimated with GhentWilmington, NC: 240 t/day estimated with GhentFremantle: 237 t/day estimated with GhentEsperance: 231 t/day estimated with GhentLuleå: 227 t/day estimated with GhentVeracruz: 226 t/day estimated with GhentAviles: 226 t/day estimated with GhentBaltimore: 225 t/day estimated with GhentBorusan: 220 t/day estimated with GhentCeuta: 219 t/day estimated with GhentDjen Djen: 214 t/day estimated with GhentManzanillo: 211 t/day estimated with GhentDiliskelesi: 209 t/day estimated with GhentKarabiga: 205 t/day estimated with GhentAalborg: 198 t/day estimated with GhentSkoldvik: 196 t/day estimated with GhentBayonne: 195 t/day estimated with GhentGdynia: 192 t/day estimated with GhentBrest: 192 t/day estimated with GhentLa Coruna: 190 t/day estimated with GhentSetubal: 190 t/day estimated with GhentJorf Lasfar: 189 t/day estimated with GhentStade: 189 t/day estimated with GhentRosario: 189 t/day estimated with GhentLisboa: 186 t/day estimated with GhentSamsun: 182 t/day estimated with GhentBoston: 181 t/day estimated with GhentTaranto: 180 t/day estimated with GhentFukuyama: 179 t/day estimated with GhentGeelong: 178 t/day estimated with GhentKralendijk: 178 t/day estimated with GhentSao Francisco: 178 t/day estimated with GhentBrake: 177 t/day estimated with GhentBremen: 177 t/day estimated with GhentSavannah: 173 t/day estimated with GhentHamilton: 172 t/day estimated with GhentKotka: 169 t/day estimated with GhentThunder Bay: 164 t/day estimated with GhentFlorø: 162 t/day estimated with GhentCartagena: 161 t/day estimated with GhentOlvia: 159 t/day estimated with GhentArzew: 159 t/day estimated with GhentCork: 159 t/day estimated with GhentKaliningrad: 158 t/day estimated with GhentVarna: 157 t/day estimated with GhentCadiz: 156 t/day estimated with GhentFortaleza (Mucuripe): 154 t/day estimated with GhentPort Elizabeth: 151 t/day estimated with GhentWilhelmshaven: 149 t/day estimated with GhentPecem: 148 t/day estimated with GhentBuchanan: 147 t/day estimated with GhentAnnaba: 145 t/day estimated with GhentMo i Rana: 144 t/day estimated with GhentSeville: 144 t/day estimated with GhentDampier: 143 t/day estimated with GhentAratu: 142 t/day estimated with GhentMongstad: 142 t/day estimated with GhentLos Angeles-Long Beach: 139 t/day estimated with GhentPort De Salvador: 135 t/day estimated with GhentEsbjerg: 134 t/day estimated with GhentSingapore: 132 t/day estimated with GhentRichards Bay: 129 t/day estimated with GhentFawley: 127 t/day estimated with GhentWilmington, DE: 125 t/day estimated with GhentAlgeciras: 124 t/day estimated with GhentRaahe: 118 t/day estimated with GhentGrangemouth: 118 t/day estimated with GhentHelguvik: 118 t/day estimated with GhentWaterford: 117 t/day estimated with GhentMalmö: 116 t/day estimated with GhentBristol: 115 t/day estimated with GhentFredrikshamn: 113 t/day estimated with GhentMundra: 113 t/day estimated with GhentTarragona: 112 t/day estimated with GhentVitoria: 111 t/day estimated with GhentDrogheda: 110 t/day estimated with GhentLeixoes: 110 t/day estimated with GhentEl Grao: 109 t/day estimated with GhentCasablanca: 106 t/day estimated with GhentPuerto Caldera: 105 t/day estimated with GhentBruges: 104 t/day estimated with GhentDublin: 104 t/day estimated with GhentNaantali: 103 t/day estimated with GhentSwinoujscie: 102 t/day estimated with GhentDakar: 102 t/day estimated with GhentGenova: 102 t/day estimated with GhentDrammen: 101 t/day estimated with GhentTianjin Xin Gang: 100 t/day estimated with GhentMuuga-Port of Tallinn: 100 t/day estimated with GhentNewport: 98 t/day estimated with GhentSines: 97 t/day estimated with GhentPort Klang: 97 t/day estimated with GhentMumbai-Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva): 97 t/day estimated with GhentBotas Natural Gas Terminal: 96 t/day estimated with GhentSanta Cruz De Tenerife: 95 t/day estimated with GhentKokkola: 95 t/day estimated with GhentMykolaiv: 95 t/day estimated with GhentDurban: 94 t/day estimated with GhentBrunswick: 94 t/day estimated with GhentPort Arthur: 94 t/day estimated with GhentPrimorsk: 93 t/day estimated with GhentFredrikstad: 93 t/day estimated with GhentLa Plata: 93 t/day estimated with GhentPiombino: 91 t/day estimated with GhentVila Do Conde: 91 t/day estimated with GhentSan Martin: 91 t/day estimated with GhentPrince Rupert: 88 t/day estimated with GhentPortland Harbour: 86 t/day estimated with GhentBandar Shahid Rajaee: 86 t/day estimated with GhentLandskrona: 85 t/day estimated with GhentLagos: 85 t/day estimated with GhentGhent
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Full footprint: all 666 connections of Ghent aggregated over the SeaRoute (Eurostat) shipping lanes — each segment glows according to the estimated capacity it carries (IMF PortWatch, AIS 2019-2025).

Where vessels arrive from

Ports of origin (upstream)

  1. 1.TerneuzenThe Netherlands1.5 days between calls
  2. 2.Saint PetersburgRussian Federation6.7 days between calls
  3. 3.RotterdamThe Netherlands2.9 days between calls
  4. 4.Port CartierCanada17.5 days between calls
  5. 5.AntwerpBelgium2.3 days between calls

Where they sail on to

Destination ports (downstream)

  1. 1.RotterdamThe Netherlands2.6 days between calls
  2. 2.AntwerpBelgium2.1 days between calls
  3. 3.TerneuzenThe Netherlands3.9 days between calls
  4. 4.GöteborgSweden1.4 days between calls
  5. 5.VlissingenThe Netherlands1.4 days between calls

IMF connection network based on vessel capacity before and after calling at this port (AIS 2019-2025). The time shown is the average elapsed between the call at one port and the next call at the other — it includes anchorage and berthing waits, which is why it far exceeds pure sailing time on short routes such as Algeciras–Tanger Med.

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