Port of Ghent

🇧🇪 Belgium

North Sea · Multi-Purpose Port

UN/LOCODE
BEGNE
Country
🇧🇪 Belgium
Port Type
Multi-Purpose Port
Ocean Region
North Sea
Latitude
51.0500° N
Longitude
3.7300° E

Maritime Risk Context

In the last 180 days, ArcNautical recorded 278 vessel arrivals at Ghent, with Cargo accounting for 38% of port calls — in line with the North Sea regional average of 40%. Ghent in Belgium sits in one of the most heavily trafficked maritime zones in the world — the gateway to Rotterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg, and Bremerhaven. Traffic density in the Dover Strait alone exceeds 500 movements per day, and the Traffic Separation Schemes managed jointly by UK, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, and Scandinavia impose strict routing constraints. Collision risk, grounding in shallow waters, and encounters with offshore wind farms and oil and gas platforms are persistent concerns. PSC inspections under the Paris MOU are rigorous, and vessels with deficiencies face above-average detention rates at North Sea ports. Winter storms (October–March) regularly compress port access windows.

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Top Vessel Types (last 180 days)

Across 278 distinct vessel arrivals, 271 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories at Ghent:

38%
Cargo
103 vessels
16%
Cargo
44 vessels
15%
Tanker
41 vessels
8%
Tanker
22 vessels
7%
Other
18 vessels

Port State Control Context

Ghent falls under the Paris MoU. The Paris Memorandum of Understanding does not publish a bulk per-vessel detention CSV. ArcNautical evaluates per-vessel detention probability using flag-state performance (3-year rolling rate from the 2024 Paris MoU annual report), vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership transparency. Paris MoU PSC inspections remain among the most rigorous globally.

Recent Arrivals at Ghent

Last 10 vessel arrivals recorded by ArcNautical's AIS pipeline (last 90 days):

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-06-12 NEUDORF 🇦🇬 AG Cargo
2026-06-10 ELISABETH OLDENDORFF 🇵🇹 PT Cargo
2026-06-09 BALTIC TRANSPORT 🇵🇹 PT Cargo
2026-06-09 VICTUS 🇳🇱 NL Unknown
2026-06-09 YM MASCOT 🇱🇷 LR Cargo
2026-06-09 BOW ORION 🇳🇴 NO Tanker
2026-06-09 ARIANE 🇳🇱 NL Cargo
2026-06-09 SILENCIO 🇳🇱 NL Cargo
2026-06-09 DENSA SEAL 🇲🇹 MT Cargo
2026-06-09 AGIA IOANNA 🇲🇭 MH Cargo

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