provides some information about the financial situation of a few vital segments in each port. In addition, it includes figures … passing through the port area, have a major asset in a climate of increasing international competition. These developments are … also mentioned in this report, since no Flemish port is an exception to this rule …

about the financial situation of a few vital sectors in each port. A global indication concerning the financial health of … Flemish maritime ports. The indirect effects of these port activities are estimated in terms of value added and employment … the maritime ports sector in the Hamburg - Le Havre range continue to affect the port operations: concentration of capital …

Between 2003 and 2007 the volume of container traffic handled by the national port system increased only slightly … to the inability of the ports to extend their operational area further afield because of the lack of good port and land … infrastructure, it is necessary to liberalize rail transportation and to modernize port governance, especially by reducing red tape …