Port of Ghent to deploy extra shuttle boats “to reduce freight traffic on the roads” | VRT NWS: news

The Port of Ghent has announced that it is to increase the number of shuttle boats available at the port. The shuttle boats transport containers that have arrived at Ghent docks onto the quaysides of smaller ports further inland. The Flemish Government is providing funding to help finance the expansion of the Ghent shuttle boat scheme. The Flemish regional authorities hope that by increasing the number of shuttle boats the Port of Ghent will become more accessible and that traffic levels on road