Ranking · Flanders · NACE 50
Water transport: the largest employers in Flanders
As of 13 Nov 2026, 118 companies in Water transport (NACE 50) in Flanders report employees in recent accounts (financial years 2024 to 2026). The 10 largest employers account for 627.7 FTE, out of 1,227.3 for all of them; median headcount is 4 FTE. Boskalis Offshore Transport Services leads with 85.5 FTE (financial year 2025).
Top 50 · Water transport · Flanders
Ranked by average headcount (FTE) reported in the latest filed accounts (accounts less than 3 years old).
| # | Company | Total assets | Revenue | Equity | FTE | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boskalis Offshore Transport Services 2000 Antwerp | €508.0m | €335.5m | €416.6m | 85.5 | 2025 |
| 2 | EBE 2600 Antwerp | €79.1m | €17.5m | €47.7m | 84.3 | 2025 |
| 3 | Independent Container Line 2018 Antwerp | €163.2m | €386.4m | €104.7m | 70.0 | 2025 |
| 4 | BCTN Meerhout 2450 Meerhout | €42.3m | €43.0m | €19.2m | 63.7 | 2025 |
| 5 | Exmar Shipmanagement 2000 Antwerp | €35.5m | €9.29m | €7.22m | 63.5 | 2025 |
| 6 | Independent Container Line, Europe 2018 Antwerp | €8.45m | — | €4.66m | 59.4 | 2025 |
| 7 | Oocl Benelux 2000 Antwerp | €4.86m | €6.93m | €1.77m | 57.7 | 2025 |
| 8 | Braxo 2030 Antwerp | €21.3m | €2.86m | €9.71m | 54.0 | 2025 |
| 9 | Scaldis Salvage & Marine Contractors 2030 Antwerp | €29.4m | €87.4m | €11.2m | 46.3 | 2025 |
| 10 | CLdN Ferries 8380 Bruges | €42.1m | €13.5m | €25.2m | 43.3 | 2025 |
| 11 | NYK Bulkship (Atlantic) 2000 Antwerp | €188.0m | €33.5m | €146.1m | 28.8 | 2026 |
| 12 | Katoen Natie Tank Operations 9130 Beveren | €9.13m | €28.3m | €3.26m | 23.5 | 2025 |
| 13 | HMM (Belgium) Shipping 2000 Antwerp | €1.57m | €3.32m | 461,468 € | 23.4 | 2025 |
| 14 | Seafar 2000 Antwerp | €8.05m | — | €3.81m | 21.0 | 2025 |
| 15 | Exmar Marine 2000 Antwerp | €50.7m | €15.9m | €23.0m | 17.9 | 2025 |
| 16 | Excelerate Technical Management 2000 Antwerp | €11.8m | €42.1m | €1.81m | 17.0 | 2025 |
| 17 | Bocimar International 2000 Antwerp | €161.8m | €108.4m | €84.6m | 15.4 | 2025 |
| 18 | De Bootjes van Gent – Rederij Dewaele 9040 Ghent | €2.62m | — | €1.07m | 15.1 | 2025 |
| 19 | Gitra 2110 Wijnegem | €5.66m | — | €3.20m | 15.1 | 2025 |
| 20 | RCT Stevedoring 2830 Willebroek | €14.4m | — | €5.39m | 14.6 | 2025 |
| 21 | Seabird International Shipping 2000 Antwerp | €6.49m | €36.4m | €1.93m | 14.3 | 2025 |
| 22 | Orinoco 2000 Antwerp | €14.5m | — | €6.61m | 14.3 | 2025 |
| 23 | Beltra - B 2627 Schelle | €5.47m | €5.40m | €1.32m | 13.0 | 2025 |
| 24 | Gent-Watertoerist 9000 Ghent | 846,660 € | — | 442,423 € | 12.6 | 2025 |
| 25 | KLN Freight (Belgium) 2100 Antwerp | €52.4m | €11.2m | €51.0m | 12.6 | 2025 |
| 26 | Bootexcursies Gruuthuse 8000 Bruges | €3.12m | — | €2.47m | 11.5 | 2025 |
| 27 | Somtrans 2110 Wijnegem | €13.8m | €30.0m | €5.73m | 10.8 | 2025 |
| 28 | Stael 8000 Bruges | €4.89m | — | €4.45m | 9.8 | 2025 |
| 29 | Contargo Transbox Belgium 2110 Wijnegem | €2.88m | — | €1.73m | 9.7 | 2025 |
| 30 | Altun Logistics 2000 Antwerp | €13.1m | — | €11.6m | 9.5 | 2025 |
| 31 | Saverco 2000 Antwerp | €505.7m | €1.80m | €477.7m | 9.0 | 2025 |
| 32 | Allround Forwarding & Logistics 2000 Antwerp | €2.52m | — | 612,898 € | 9.0 | 2025 |
| 33 | Plouvier Chartering 2030 Antwerp | €4.14m | €17.4m | €2.35m | 8.9 | 2025 |
| 34 | Rederij De Gentenaer 9000 Ghent | 694,402 € | — | 392,526 € | 8.8 | 2025 |
| 35 | Verbeke Shipping 2620 Hemiksem | €8.78m | €2.23m | €4.96m | 8.7 | 2025 |
| 36 | Fast Lines Belgium 2000 Antwerp | €38.1m | €15.6m | €19.0m | 8.5 | 2025 |
| 37 | Container Inspection en Marine Services 2030 Antwerp | €2.03m | — | €1.16m | 7.9 | 2025 |
| 38 | M-Aquatrans 2000 Antwerp | €4.22m | — | €1.61m | 7.1 | 2025 |
| 39 | Naval Inland Navigation 2030 Antwerp | 783,812 € | — | 625,293 € | 7.0 | 2024 |
| 40 | Société d'Exploitation du Pioneering Spirit 2910 Essen | €1.81bn | €103.2m | €1.69bn | 7.0 | 2025 |
| 41 | HGK Logistics Antwerp 2900 Schoten | €1.16m | — | 309,318 € | 6.9 | 2025 |
| 42 | Conti-Lines 2610 Antwerp | €90.5m | €43.3m | €36.3m | 6.8 | 2025 |
| 43 | Rondvaarten de Meulemeester 8000 Bruges | €5.26m | — | €4.68m | 6.8 | 2025 |
| 44 | Euronav Shipping 2000 Antwerp | €254.7m | €19.5m | €218.7m | 6.8 | 2024 |
| 45 | Venetie Van Het Noorden 8000 Bruges | €5.20m | — | €4.66m | 6.7 | 2025 |
| 46 | Coudenys 8000 Bruges | €4.92m | — | €4.27m | 6.2 | 2025 |
| 47 | NPRC België 2000 Antwerp | 531,860 € | — | 160,675 € | 6.2 | 2026 |
| 48 | Anaco 2000 Antwerp | €9.21m | €42.0m | €4.23m | 6.0 | 2025 |
| 49 | Grooot 9000 Ghent | €1.11m | — | 154,091 € | 5.9 | 2025 |
| 50 | Shipit Multimodal Logistics 2050 Antwerp | €10.2m | €21.2m | €4.34m | 5.5 | 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. Headcount reported by the company for all its sites: the jobs may be located elsewhere.
“—”: not published. Small companies (micro and abridged accounts) do not have to publish their revenue.
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- 01 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities1,948
- 02 Forestry and logging64
- 03 Fishing and aquaculture60
- 08 Other mining and quarrying41
- 10 Manufacture of food products2,131
- 11 Manufacture of beverages152
- 12 Manufacture of tobacco products15
- 13 Manufacture of textiles422
- 14 Manufacture of wearing apparel128
- 15 Manufacture of leather and related products of other materials22
- 16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials497
- 17 Manufacture of paper and paper products150
- 18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media466
- 19 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products11
- 20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products365
- 21 Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations72
- 22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products373
- 23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products564
- 24 Manufacture of basic metals153
- 25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment2,057
- 26 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products239
- 27 Manufacture of electrical equipment229
- 28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.652
- 29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers183
- 30 Manufacture of other transport equipment60
- 31 Manufacture of furniture513
- 32 Other manufacturing416
- 33 Repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment708
- 35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply108
- 36 Water collection, treatment and supply15
- 37 Sewerage72
- 38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities378
- 39 Remediation activities and other waste management service activities40
- 41 Construction of residential and non-residential buildings3,493
- 42 Civil engineering943
- 43 Specialised construction activities10,808
- 46 Wholesale trade10,014
- 47 Retail trade11,711
- 49 Land transport and transport via pipelines3,117
- 51 Air transport33
- 52 Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation1,021
- 53 Postal and courier activities175
- 55 Accommodation897
- 56 Food and beverage service activities8,664
- 58 Publishing activities231
- 59 Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities290
- 60 Programming, broadcasting, news agency and other content distribution activities25
- 61 Telecommunication84
- 62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities3,117
- 63 Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities218
- 64 Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding2,369
- 65 Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security31
- 66 Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities1,957
- 68 Real estate activities2,915
- 69 Legal and accounting activities3,058
- 70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy2,567
- 71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis1,838
- 72 Scientific research and development176
- 73 Activities of advertising, market research and public relations813
- 74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities313
- 75 Veterinary activities326
- 77 Rental and leasing activities509
- 78 Employment activities422
- 79 Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities270
- 80 Investigation and security activities78
- 81 Services to buildings and landscape activities1,729
- 82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities776
- 84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security39
- 85 Education549
- 86 Human health activities3,161
- 87 Residential care activities515
- 88 Social work activities without accommodation762
- 90 Arts creation and performing arts activities306
- 91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities57
- 92 Gambling and betting activities56
- 93 Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities854
- 94 Activities of membership organisations282
- 95 Repair and maintenance of computers, personal and household goods, and motor vehicles and motorcycles984
- 96 Personal service activities1,624
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Frequently asked questions
Which is the largest employer in Water transport in Flanders?
Among companies, Boskalis Offshore Transport Services, with 85.5 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025).
Are all the jobs located in the area?
Not necessarily: headcount is reported by the company for all its sites, and the company is ranked by the address of its registered office. 118 out of 349 companies in the sector report employees there.
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 13 Nov 2026.