Economic importance of the Flemish maritime ports: Report 2002

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4.2 Port of Ghent4.2.1 Significant facts in 2002 44• ContextOf the four ports under review, Ghent is the one at which the number of businesses increased most from 1995 to2002 (+ 31.7 p.c., while the average for all the ports was + 15.9 p.c.).Due to the slowdown in growth, 2002 got off to a slow start in the port of Ghent and traffic picked up onlygradually. The event of the year was without doubt the putting into operation on 9 December of the IPG(Intermodaal Platform Gent). This intermodal platform gave the port a large capability for handling andtransporting containers via the inland water network to Antwerp, Rotterdam and the Rhine basin. These newfacilities constitute an important asset for Ghent because they offer a lasting alternative to road transport.Generally speaking, the year 2002 was relatively positive for the port of Ghent which handled almost 24 milliontonnes of goods and was able to maintain its transhipment volume and even slightly increase it in comparison tothe preceding year. The most significant increase was recorded for dry bulk traffic with a rise of 10.2 p.c.compared to 2001. This activity was also supported by the emergence of new freight categories as peat and fishoil, and also by higher volumes of fruit juices and molasses. A marked fall was however recorded for the generalcargo segment. This development seemed to become general, to the benefit of container traffic.• IndustryOn 22 March 2002 a new terminal was inaugurated on the Peltracom site for the transhipment, storage andhandling of peat. In the car manufacturing, Frans Maas Automotive Belgium began operations and Volvo CarsGent built an external warehouse. IPG, a joint venture between Rhinecontainer, a company operating on inlandwaterways, and Stukwerkers, the goods handler, came on stream in December. The expected increase in trafficas a result of this platform is on average 165,000 tonnes per annum: the platform will act as a hub with thecapability to open up the hinterland further and thereby open up the port, particularly by facilitating links with theports of Antwerp and Rotterdam.• InfrastructureThe largest infrastructure development site of the year is the expansion of the Kluizendok, with, in particular, theinstallation of additional roads at its entrance. Operations to remove asbestos here began in July and majordredging work was carried out the following month. All the projects undertaken at Kluizendok should in futuregenerate additional traffic of 1.6 million tonnes. An invitation to tender was issued on 29 August for the newmaintenance plan for the port, highlighting the urgent need to develop the quays, port roads, etc.The aim of these projects is to improve the port's accessibility, which continues to cause problems, especially forthe metal-working company Sidmar, the largest on the site: this company is still somewhat disadvantaged incomparison with three other maritime establishments of the Arcelor group (Dunkirk, Fos and Gijon). Although theproductivity and layout of the site compensate for this handicap, the development of a new capesize 45 sea lock atTerneuzen would, according to some sources, be an effective solution to facilitate access by sea. IPG enablesprogress to be made with regard to inland traffic.4445Sources: Havenbedrijf Gent GAB Annual Report 2002 and Vlaamse Havencommissie Annual Report 2002.The term capesize denotes the capacity of a lock which can accommodate ships (mainly carrying solid bulk) of over80,000 dwt.32 NBB WORKING PAPER No.56 - JUNE 2004
4.2.2 Value addedTABLE 16 SUMMARY OF CHANGES IN VALUE ADDED AT GHENT FROM 1995 TO 2002(millions of euros)Sectors(direct effects)1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Relativeshare in2002(in p.c.)Change1995 -2002(in p.c.)Annualaveragechange(in p.c.)Maritime clusterShipping agents andforwarders ...................... 27.7 22.3 40.5 42.1 39.2 45.6 56.2 61.1 2.1 120.2 11.9Cargo handlers .............. 108.2 113.8 116.0 130.6 138.6 129.3 122.6 127.1 4.3 17.5 2.3Shipping companies ...... 11.3 8.5 8.2 9.7 23.6 10.3 13.4 13.5 0.5 19.5 2.6Other services................ 1.8 1.4 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.3 1.7 2.5 0.1 43.9 5.3Fishing............................ 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.9 0.1 594.8 31.9Shipbuilding andrepair.............................. 3.0 2.3 2.7 4.7 3.7 3.6 4.7 4.8 0.2 60.2 7.0Other industries.............. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 3.3 0.1 - -Public sector .................. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -Total maritime .............. 152.2 148.7 168.6 188.3 206.7 190.6 202.3 214.1 7.3 40.7 5.0Non-maritime clusterTotal wholesale trade..... 564.2 598.4 456.0 614.9 529.1 530.8 616.0 592.5 20.1 5.0 0.7Energy............................ 239.5 218.9 206.2 113.4 115.6 145.2 169.8 150.1 5.1 - 37.3 - 6.5Oil industry ..................... 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.1 6.1 7.0 0.2 - -Chemicals ...................... 167.7 177.9 175.5 190.8 181.7 229.9 229.4 221.9 7.5 32.3 4.1Car manufacturing ......... 476.8 481.3 491.3 545.7 525.7 518.8 511.2 516.2 17.5 8.2 1.1Electronics ..................... 103.0 160.9 100.5 104.7 99.1 106.6 60.2 58.4 2.0 - 43.3 - 7.8Metal-working industry... 628.8 609.6 634.8 727.7 657.5 774.8 545.7 725.9 24.7 15.4 2.1Food industry ................. 56.8 60.1 61.6 59.0 60.8 60.0 72.8 88.5 3.0 55.8 6.5Other industries.............. 156.5 144.4 150.5 173.1 168.5 176.2 227.5 191.5 6.5 22.4 2.9Total industry ................. 1,829.1 1,853.0 1,820.5 1,914.4 1,808.8 2,015.6 1,822.7 1,959.4 66.6 7.1 1.0Other services................ 68.2 67.5 67.1 113.2 49.8 87.1 88.0 97.7 3.3 43.2 5.3Other industries.............. 6.5 9.5 10.9 12.1 14.3 14.6 9.6 3.8 0.1 - 41.1 - 7.3Public sector .................. 20.3 20.4 11.3 11.1 11.1 8.8 9.1 10.5 0.4 - 48.1 - 8.9Total logistics services... 95.0 97.3 89.4 136.4 75.3 110.5 106.6 112.0 3.8 17.9 2.4Road transport ............... 28.3 24.8 27.4 30.0 31.2 30.3 39.5 38.3 1.3 35.2 4.4Other services................ 8.7 13.8 18.7 21.4 20.2 20.5 22.7 26.6 0.9 204.2 17.2Total transport................ 37.1 38.6 46.1 51.4 51.4 50.8 62.2 64.9 2.2 75.1 8.3Total non-maritime ...... 2,525.4 2,587.3 2,411.9 2,717.1 2,464.6 2,707.6 2,607.6 2,728.8 92.7 8.1 1.1Direct effects ................ 2,677.6 2,735.9 2,580.5 2,905.4 2,671.3 2,898.1 2,809.9 2,942.9 100.0 9.9 1.4Allocation (p.m.)............. 6.6 4.9 14.7 7.5 9.8 6.7 14.4 13.9 - 109.6 11.2Source: NBB.NBB WORKING PAPER No. 56 - JUNE 2004 33
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