The port of Ghent is characterized by numerous companies that occupy prominent positions on a European and on a world level. An overview.
Worldwide
largest newsprint-making machine (Stora Enso Langerbrugge)
largest assembly factory of Volvo passenger cars (Geely)
largest assembly factory of Volvo Trucks
European
largest storage of agribulk (Euro-Silo)
Honda distribution platform
largest fruit juice terminal (Citrosuco and Louis Dreyfus)
largest sea salt importer (Zoutman)
largest producer of potting soil (Peltracom)
headquarters of largest bulk stevedore (SEA-invest)
largest biocluster with Bio Base Europe
largest integrated steel mill (ArcelorMittal group)
Port of Ghent: large enough to cope, small enough to care