Port Governance and Policy

The Flemish Government approved the Flemish Port Strategy on December 17th, 2021. With this new strategy, the Government is committed to broadening and deepening the port policy. This strategy covers a period of ten years and discusses three global objectives: to strengthen competitiveness, achieve sustainable growth and development, and increase added value

Following the final approval of the Flemish Port Strategy, the Flemish Government also approved a package of individual agreements with the respective port authorities of Antwerp-Bruges, North Sea Port and Ostend. The aim of the individual agreements is to designate a first series of projects for each port in Flanders that will make the strategic themes in the Flemish Port Strategy concrete. The agreements are concluded for a term of 4 years (2022-2025). In view of the fact that the Flemish Port Strategy has been drawn up with a 10-year horizon, the intention is to further refine this new framework for the joint implementation of projects that fit within the Flemish Port Strategy in the future.