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Werk<br />

De gemeente <strong>Terneuzen</strong> is economisch actief.<br />

Vooral in de industrie, de logistiek, de bouw en<br />

dienstverlening is er veel werk. De havengebieden<br />

van <strong>Terneuzen</strong> en Vlissingen vormen samen<br />

het derde grootste havengebied van Nederland.<br />

De havenstad <strong>Terneuzen</strong> is door haar centrumfunctie<br />

het economische hart van de regio. Er<br />

is veel bedrijvigheid van grote internationale<br />

bedrijven, zoals Dow Chemical, Yara en Cargill,<br />

tot kleine specialisten op de diverse bedrijventerreinen.<br />

Er is volop werk in de verschillende<br />

branches: van dienstverlening tot horeca, van<br />

zorg tot onderwijs, van bouw tot detailhandel,<br />

van (chemische) industrie tot logistiek.<br />

Feiten<br />

<strong>Terneuzen</strong> kent geen files, woon-werkverkeer verloopt<br />

altijd vlot;<br />

Jaarlijks passeren meer dan 58.263 beroepsvaartuigen en<br />

bijna 3.000 recreatievaartuigen de sluizen van <strong>Terneuzen</strong>;<br />

Jaarlijks gaan er ongeveer 4,8 miljoen personenauto’s en<br />

700.000 vrachtauto’s door de Westerscheldetunnel;<br />

In veel branches is werk. Voor technisch personeel liggen<br />

extra kansen in <strong>Terneuzen</strong>.<br />

Work<br />

The town of <strong>Terneuzen</strong> is a hive of economic activity.<br />

There is plenty of work, especially in the industrial,<br />

logistic, construction and service sectors. The<br />

ports of <strong>Terneuzen</strong> and Vlissingen together form the<br />

third largest port region in the Netherlands.<br />

The seaport town of <strong>Terneuzen</strong> forms the economic<br />

heart of the region due to its central function.<br />

Several industrial estates accommodate large international<br />

companies such as Dow Chemical, Yara<br />

and Cargill as well as small specialized businesses.<br />

Employment prospects are good in various sectors,<br />

ranging from service to hospitality, from health<br />

care to education, from construction to retail, and<br />

from the chemical industry to logistics.<br />

Facts<br />

<strong>Terneuzen</strong> has no congestion, so commuter traffic runs<br />

smoothly;<br />

Over 58,263 commercial boats and almost 3,000<br />

pleasure boats pass through the sea locks of <strong>Terneuzen</strong><br />

every year;<br />

Around 4.8 million passenger cars and 700,000 lorries<br />

drive through the Westerschelde Tunnel every year;<br />

<strong>Terneuzen</strong> offers good employment prospects in many<br />

sectors, especially in the technical field.<br />

www.terneuzen.nl

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