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Port of Liège

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Port of Liège
Albert Canal and dock at the port entrance, 2007
Map
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Location
CountryBelgium
LocationLiège
Coordinates50°39′36″N 5°38′10″E / 50.66°N 5.636°E / 50.66; 5.636
Details
Opened1937 (Albert Canal)
Land area370 ha (910 acres)
Chief Executive OfficerEmile-Louis Bertrand[1]
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnageIncrease 13.537 million tonnes (2014)[2]
Annual container volumeIncrease 31,939 TEU (2014)[2]
Annual revenueIncrease 3.735 million (2014)[2]
Website
www.portdeliege.be

The Port of Liège is a Belgian inland port in Liège at the Meuse river and at the Albert Canal in the heart of Europe. Liège is the third largest inland port in Europe after Duisburg and Paris. It also has direct links to Antwerp and Rotterdam via its canals. Stretching over a distance of 26 kilometers and comprising 32 port areas, it covers 3.7 square kilometers.

References

  1. ^ Liege Port Authority, Organigram, 2015-12-12
  2. ^ a b c Liege Port Authority, Annual statistics, 2015-03-03 (direct link)