This paper provides an extensive overview of the economic importance and development of the Flemish maritime ports … Use Tables from the National Accounts Institute have been resorted to. The developments in the maritime ports sector are … specialization of the vessels inevitably impact on the operation of the ports. Production, trade and transport are not longer …

The Flemish maritime ports play a major role in the Belgian economy, not only in terms of the industries they encompass … overview of the economic importance and development of the Flemish maritime ports, through revised results for the period 1997 … Flemish maritime ports. The indirect effects of these port activities are estimated in terms of value added and employment …