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Port of Antwerp
Antwerp is Europe’s second largest port and the fourth largest in the world. In 2005 the Port of Antwerp handled over 160 million tons of maritime goods. Every year, 15,000 ocean-going vessels and over 64,000 inland crafts call at the port. More than 140,000 people make a living directly or indirectly from the Port of Antwerp.
The Port of Antwerp is an indispensable link in the European Union import/export chain and a hub for a great many trading activities worldwide. Container traffic is experiencing explosive growth of ten to fifteen per cent a year. Containers account for more than forty per cent of maritime traffic at the Port of Antwerp.
Antwerp Port Authority is accommodated at the Havenhuis, which also houses a library on port economics and transport. The library is open workdays between 9 am and 4 pm by appointment.
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