Every year, some 800,000 tons of goods are supplied or transported aboard both Rhine barges and sea-going barges. Rhine barges of up to 90 TEU serve destinations in the Netherlands, Germany, France and Switzerland. It takes 5 or 6 days to reach Basel.

Sea-going barges (low-airdraft coasters) have a capacity of up to 200 TEU and reach European overseas destinations such as Antwerp, Rotterdam, Duisburg, Flushing, Ostend, Dover, Thamesport, Felixstowe, Tilbury, Le Havre and Southampton.

These services with Rhine barges and seagoing barges are offerd by PortConnect, the logistic cell of the port authority. The main goal of PortConnect is to provide a first-class service to large shipping-companies and terminal-operators. Two flexible feeder-vessels and five barges connect the port of Zeebrugge with neighbouring ports and the hinterland. More detailed information is available at www.portconnect.be

Pure inland navigation in Zeebrugge also includes the transport of woodpulp and bulk cargoes such as construction materials and agricultural products.