Port of Zeebrugge

🇧🇪 Belgium

North Sea · Container Terminal

UN/LOCODE
BEZEE
Country
🇧🇪 Belgium
Port Type
Container Terminal
Ocean Region
North Sea
Latitude
51.3300° N
Longitude
3.1800° E

Maritime Risk Context

In the last 180 days, ArcNautical recorded 247 vessel arrivals at Zeebrugge, with Cargo accounting for 30% of port calls — lower than the North Sea regional average of 40%. Zeebrugge 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 247 distinct vessel arrivals, 240 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories at Zeebrugge:

30%
Cargo
72 vessels
18%
Tanker
43 vessels
8%
Cargo
20 vessels
5%
Other
13 vessels
4%
High-Speed Craft
9 vessels

Port State Control Context

Zeebrugge 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 Zeebrugge

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

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-06-14 LIBERATION 🇧🇪 BE Other
2026-06-14 DUZGIT ENDEAVOUR 🇹🇷 TR Tanker
2026-06-14 CHAUMINE 🇲🇹 MT Cargo
2026-06-13 DUZGIT ENDEAVOUR 🇹🇷 TR Tanker
2026-06-13 DENSA SEAL 🇲🇹 MT Cargo
2026-06-13 FREYA 🇳🇱 NL Cargo
2026-06-12 DC VLAANDEREN 3000 🇳🇱 NL Dredging
2026-06-12 DENSA SEAL 🇲🇹 MT Cargo
2026-06-12 LIBERATION 🇧🇪 BE Other
2026-06-11 WAALSTROOM 🇳🇱 NL Tug

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