Economic indicators
In the second quarter of 2018, inland waterway vessels have transported more than 52 million tonnes of goods on Belgian inland waterways. This is an increase of 1.8 % compared to the previous quarter and of 5.6 % compared to the second quarter of 2017. The container transport by inland waterway vessels amounted to 9.3 million tonnes, i.e. a decrease of almost 3 % on a quarterly basis but an increase of 2.25 % on an annual basis.
These figures relate to the inland navigation of all ships on Belgian inland waterways, including those from abroad.