Port of Zeebrugge

Port of Zeebrugge
Bruges and the port area of Bruges-Zeebrugge (pink)
Map
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Location
CountryBelgium
LocationBruges,
Flanders
Coordinates51°17′35″N 3°12′35″E / 51.29306°N 3.20972°E / 51.29306; 3.20972
UN/LOCODEBEZEE[1]
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnageover 50 million tonnes (2012)[2]
Website
www.zeebruggeport.be
Satellite image of Bruges and the Port

The Port of Zeebrugge (also referred to as the Port of Bruges or Bruges Seaport) is a large container, bulk cargo, new vehicles and passenger ferry terminal port on the North Sea. The port is located in the municipality of Bruges, West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, handling over 50 million tonnes of cargo annually.[3]

The port of Zeebrugge is managed by the port authority MBZ (Maatschappij van de Brugse Zeehaven - translated: 'Company of the Bruges Seaport'), an autonomous company regulated by public law, the city of Bruges being the main shareholder.

  1. ^ "UNLOCODE (BE) - BELGIUM". service.unece.org. UNECE. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Zeebrugge cargo throughput rises by 11 % | Port of Zeebrugge". Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Zeebrugge cargo throughput rises by 11% | Port of Zeebrugge". Portofzeebrugge.be. 28 December 2010. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2017.