Ranking · Antwerp province · NACE 50
Water transport: the largest companies in Antwerp province
As of 12 Nov 2026, 232 companies in Water transport (NACE 50) in Antwerp province publish total assets in recent accounts (financial years 2023 to 2026). The top 10 account for €7.42bn, out of €8.68bn for all of them; median total assets are €1.43m. CMB.TECH Belgium leads with €3.09bn (financial year 2025).
Top 50 · Water transport · Antwerp province
Ranked by total assets in the latest filed accounts. This is a size criterion, not an assessment.
| # | Company | Total assets | Revenue | Equity | FTE | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CMB.TECH Belgium 2000 Antwerp | €3.09bn | €108.0m | €2.61bn | — | 2025 |
| 2 | Société d'Exploitation du Pioneering Spirit 2910 Essen | €1.81bn | €103.2m | €1.69bn | 7.0 | 2025 |
| 3 | Boskalis Offshore Transport Services 2000 Antwerp | €508.0m | €335.5m | €416.6m | 85.5 | 2025 |
| 4 | Saverco 2000 Antwerp | €505.7m | €1.80m | €477.7m | 9.0 | 2025 |
| 5 | Exmar LPG 2000 Antwerp | €365.1m | 804,674 € | €345.2m | — | 2025 |
| 6 | Exmar Shipping 2000 Antwerp | €362.3m | €146.5m | €71.6m | — | 2025 |
| 7 | Euronav Shipping 2000 Antwerp | €254.7m | €19.5m | €218.7m | 6.8 | 2024 |
| 8 | NYK Bulkship (Atlantic) 2000 Antwerp | €188.0m | €33.5m | €146.1m | 28.8 | 2026 |
| 9 | Independent Container Line 2018 Antwerp | €163.2m | €386.4m | €104.7m | 70.0 | 2025 |
| 10 | Bocimar International 2000 Antwerp | €161.8m | €108.4m | €84.6m | 15.4 | 2025 |
| 11 | Conti-Lines 2610 Antwerp | €90.5m | €43.3m | €36.3m | 6.8 | 2025 |
| 12 | EBE 2600 Antwerp | €79.1m | €17.5m | €47.7m | 84.3 | 2025 |
| 13 | CMB.TECH International 2000 Antwerp | €69.1m | €18.5m | €9.79m | — | 2025 |
| 14 | Marbia Shipping 2960 Brecht | €55.6m | €18.4m | €35.3m | — | 2025 |
| 15 | KLN Freight (Belgium) 2100 Antwerp | €52.4m | €11.2m | €51.0m | 12.6 | 2025 |
| 16 | Exmar Marine 2000 Antwerp | €50.7m | €15.9m | €23.0m | 17.9 | 2025 |
| 17 | BCTN Meerhout 2450 Meerhout | €42.3m | €43.0m | €19.2m | 63.7 | 2025 |
| 18 | Fast Lines Belgium 2000 Antwerp | €38.1m | €15.6m | €19.0m | 8.5 | 2025 |
| 19 | Exmar Shipmanagement 2000 Antwerp | €35.5m | €9.29m | €7.22m | 63.5 | 2025 |
| 20 | Thalys Shipping 2160 Wommelgem | €32.0m | — | €11.1m | — | 2025 |
| 21 | Michand 2970 Schilde | €31.7m | — | €6.59m | 4.3 | 2025 |
| 22 | Scaldis Salvage & Marine Contractors 2030 Antwerp | €29.4m | €87.4m | €11.2m | 46.3 | 2025 |
| 23 | Conti-Lines Coastal 2610 Antwerp | €27.5m | — | €4.75m | 1.8 | 2025 |
| 24 | Exmar Offshore 2000 Antwerp | €27.4m | €7.12m | €25.6m | 3.0 | 2025 |
| 25 | R. Somers 2110 Wijnegem | €25.2m | €6.29m | €13.9m | — | 2025 |
| 26 | Komu Shipping 2980 Zoersel | €24.4m | — | €3.17m | — | 2025 |
| 27 | Rowa Shipping 2030 Antwerp | €23.2m | — | €3.12m | — | 2025 |
| 28 | Braxo 2030 Antwerp | €21.3m | €2.86m | €9.71m | 54.0 | 2025 |
| 29 | AXE Investments/ Sea Lloyd 2030 Antwerp | €15.4m | 869,348 € | €10.0m | — | 2025 |
| 30 | Orinoco 2000 Antwerp | €14.5m | — | €6.61m | 14.3 | 2025 |
| 31 | RCT Stevedoring 2830 Willebroek | €14.4m | — | €5.39m | 14.6 | 2025 |
| 32 | Somtrans 2110 Wijnegem | €13.8m | €30.0m | €5.73m | 10.8 | 2025 |
| 33 | Altun Logistics 2000 Antwerp | €13.1m | — | €11.6m | 9.5 | 2025 |
| 34 | Naviglobe 2030 Antwerp | €11.9m | €32.9m | €1.27m | 2.9 | 2025 |
| 35 | Excelerate Technical Management 2000 Antwerp | €11.8m | €42.1m | €1.81m | 17.0 | 2025 |
| 36 | Derova Shipping 2960 Brecht | €11.8m | — | €1.93m | — | 2025 |
| 37 | Fluviant 2050 Antwerp | €11.0m | €2.72m | 890,731 € | — | 2025 |
| 38 | Lautertrans 2100 Antwerp | €10.4m | — | €7.46m | — | 2025 |
| 39 | Royal Fuel Transport 2970 Schilde | €10.2m | — | −30,846 € | — | 2025 |
| 40 | Shipit Multimodal Logistics 2050 Antwerp | €10.2m | €21.2m | €4.34m | 5.5 | 2025 |
| 41 | Galaxie 2630 Aartselaar | €10.1m | — | €8.54m | — | 2025 |
| 42 | Safmarine MPV 2600 Antwerp | €9.51m | — | €9.23m | — | 2025 |
| 43 | Anaco 2000 Antwerp | €9.21m | €42.0m | €4.23m | 6.0 | 2025 |
| 44 | BV Shipping 2970 Schilde | €8.90m | — | €7.21m | — | 2025 |
| 45 | Verbeke Shipping 2620 Hemiksem | €8.78m | €2.23m | €4.96m | 8.7 | 2025 |
| 46 | Independent Container Line, Europe 2018 Antwerp | €8.45m | — | €4.66m | 59.4 | 2025 |
| 47 | De Wit Transport 2030 Antwerp | €8.05m | — | €2.50m | 5.4 | 2025 |
| 48 | Seafar 2000 Antwerp | €8.05m | — | €3.81m | 21.0 | 2025 |
| 49 | Logistic Barge Operators 2930 Brasschaat | €7.87m | — | €1.69m | 1.0 | 2025 |
| 50 | H-K Shipping 2030 Antwerp | €7.41m | — | €6.58m | — | 2025 |
Ranking based on each company's own annual accounts (statutory, not consolidated): a subsidiary and its parent appear separately, and the ranking differs from lists based on consolidated group accounts.
“—”: not published. Small companies (micro and abridged accounts) do not have to publish their revenue.
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Other sectors · Antwerp province
- 01 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities1,301
- 02 Forestry and logging56
- 03 Fishing and aquaculture10
- 08 Other mining and quarrying19
- 10 Manufacture of food products913
- 11 Manufacture of beverages81
- 13 Manufacture of textiles92
- 14 Manufacture of wearing apparel89
- 15 Manufacture of leather and related products of other materials13
- 16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials285
- 17 Manufacture of paper and paper products54
- 18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media360
- 20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products164
- 21 Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations87
- 22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products136
- 23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products238
- 24 Manufacture of basic metals68
- 25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment1,026
- 26 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products136
- 27 Manufacture of electrical equipment123
- 28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.302
- 29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers73
- 30 Manufacture of other transport equipment49
- 31 Manufacture of furniture243
- 32 Other manufacturing398
- 33 Repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment727
- 35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply153
- 36 Water collection, treatment and supply10
- 37 Sewerage38
- 38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities172
- 39 Remediation activities and other waste management service activities40
- 41 Construction of residential and non-residential buildings2,819
- 42 Civil engineering695
- 43 Specialised construction activities9,020
- 46 Wholesale trade8,131
- 47 Retail trade7,864
- 49 Land transport and transport via pipelines1,850
- 51 Air transport47
- 52 Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation1,173
- 53 Postal and courier activities176
- 55 Accommodation400
- 56 Food and beverage service activities5,053
- 58 Publishing activities237
- 59 Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities553
- 60 Programming, broadcasting, news agency and other content distribution activities56
- 61 Telecommunication78
- 62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities5,990
- 63 Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities887
- 64 Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding6,036
- 65 Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security35
- 66 Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities1,481
- 68 Real estate activities9,450
- 69 Legal and accounting activities3,908
- 70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy11,006
- 71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis3,132
- 72 Scientific research and development155
- 73 Activities of advertising, market research and public relations2,147
- 74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities1,156
- 75 Veterinary activities367
- 77 Rental and leasing activities742
- 78 Employment activities453
- 79 Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities193
- 80 Investigation and security activities96
- 81 Services to buildings and landscape activities1,434
- 82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities2,808
- 84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security25
- 85 Education734
- 86 Human health activities6,989
- 87 Residential care activities158
- 88 Social work activities without accommodation384
- 90 Arts creation and performing arts activities838
- 91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities47
- 92 Gambling and betting activities35
- 93 Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities835
- 94 Activities of membership organisations141
- 95 Repair and maintenance of computers, personal and household goods, and motor vehicles and motorcycles821
- 96 Personal service activities1,485
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Frequently asked questions
Which is the largest company in Water transport in Antwerp province?
By total assets, it is CMB.TECH Belgium (€3.09bn, financial year 2025).
How many companies in Water transport in Antwerp province are ranked?
232 out of 238 active companies in the sector with their registered office in the area: those whose latest accounts are less than 3 years old.
Why does this ranking differ from other lists?
It uses each company's annual accounts as filed with the National Bank, not consolidated group accounts. A holding, a subsidiary or a purchasing entity can therefore appear separately. Only companies whose latest accounts are less than 3 years old are ranked.
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Active companies (legal entities) that have filed at least one set of annual accounts, based on the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises and the National Bank of Belgium. The sector is the main activity in the register; the municipality is that of the registered office. Data updated on 12 Nov 2026.