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• Port of Ghent does not calculate inflation when revising port tariffs

  Every ship that moors in port of Ghent pays port dues. Ghent Port Company revised these port tariffs for 2012. In the past three years they had neither been adapted nor increased.

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• DFDS Seaways successfully tests use of larger vessels in Ghent port

  On Thursday November 17, 2011 the Danish shipping company DFDS Seaways started a special test in port of Ghent. Because of the growing traffic from and to Belgium it examined if larger vessels are suited for the Belgian waters. Ghent Port Company fully supports these tests that came out successful.

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• Ghent Port Company plans Port House at the Graslei in the very heart of Ghent

  Ghent Port Company bought the 'House of the Free Skippers' at the Graslei in the very heart of Ghent. The Port Company will thoroughly restore and renovate the premises and equip it as Port House. By the end of 2014 the Port House will be opened to the public with an exhibition space on the port. The Port House will provide for extra promotion on the port. Read more

• Ghent Port Company receives port of Mykolaiv from the Ukraine

  On Monday, 7 November 2011 port of Ghent receives a delegation of the Ukrainian port of Mykolaiv for a three days' visit. As a matter of fact, one year ago, Ghent Port Company concluded a cooperation agreement with this Black Sea port in order to tighten the existing bonds. Indeed, Ghent has been doing business with the Ukraine for years already.

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