Centrale des Employeurs des Ports de BXL et de VIL

"The Port of Brussels aims to encourage transport by water as the most environmentally friendly mode of transport create jobs, take action against global warming and improve urban distribution. Crossing from one side of the capital to the other for over 14 kilometres, the canal serves a port area of 116 hectares: an economic hub, centre of nautical entertainment and a sea port.It is Belgium’s second inland port. Its quays stretch for 8.67 km, along the waterway that crosses the Brussels region from north to south. The port cluster is home to 350 companies and provides employment, either directly or indirectly, to almost 8,000 people.As port operator, the port is also responsible for maintaining the canal and its infrastructures."