page_title: Port of Ghent
hierarchical_section_title: Port of Ghent
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Kaart van de haven van Gent, met eigen aanpassingen en aanvullingen, op basis van een kaart uitgegeven door "Project Gentse Kanaalzone" (samenwerkingsverband gemeente,Evergem, Zelzate, Gent, de Vlaamse overheid, provincie Oost-Vlaanderen en het Havenbedrijf Gent
context_page_description: The Port of Ghent is the second busiest seaport in Belgium, located in Ghent, East Flanders in the Flemish Region. The first port of Ghent was situated at the Scheldt river and later on at the river Leie. Since the Middle Ages Ghent has sought for a connection to the sea. In the 13th century via the Lieve canal to the Zwin near Damme, in the 16th century via the Sassevaart, in the 17th century via the Ghent-Bruges Canal. Since the 19th century by the Ghent–Terneuzen Canal which connects via the Western Scheldt to the North Sea. The port of Ghent is accessible by ships of the Panamax size, and in February 2015 the construction of a new lock at Terneuzen was announced, which will maintain near-parity with those of the Panama Canal expansion project.
context_section_description: The Port of Ghent is the second busiest seaport in Belgium, located in Ghent, East Flanders in the Flemish Region. The first port of Ghent was situated at the Scheldt river and later on at the river Leie. Since the Middle Ages Ghent has sought for a connection to the sea. In the 13th century via the Lieve canal to the Zwin near Damme, in the 16th century via the Sassevaart, in the 17th century via the Ghent-Bruges Canal. Since the 19th century by the Ghent–Terneuzen Canal which connects via the Western Scheldt to the North Sea. The port of Ghent is accessible by ships of the Panamax size, and in February 2015  the construction of a new lock at Terneuzen was announced, which will maintain near-parity with those of the Panama Canal expansion project.
caption: Port of Ghent lay-out
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