Water transport: largest employers
138 Belgian companies in the sector (NACE 50) report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. Dinant Evasion leads with 91.4 FTE (financial year 2025).
Top 20
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 | Dinant Evasion 5500 Dinant | €5.58m | — | €2.99m | 91.4 | 2025 |
| 2 | Boskalis Offshore Transport Services 2000 Antwerp | €508.0m | €335.5m | €416.6m | 85.5 | 2025 |
| 3 | EBE 2600 Antwerp | €79.1m | €17.5m | €47.7m | 84.3 | 2025 |
| 4 | Independent Container Line 2018 Antwerp | €163.2m | €386.4m | €104.7m | 70.0 | 2025 |
| 5 | Euroports Inland Terminals 4020 Liège | €10.2m | €16.3m | 724,101 € | 69.2 | 2025 |
| 6 | BCTN Meerhout 2450 Meerhout | €42.3m | €43.0m | €19.2m | 63.7 | 2025 |
| 7 | Exmar Shipmanagement 2000 Antwerp | €35.5m | €9.29m | €7.22m | 63.5 | 2025 |
| 8 | Independent Container Line, Europe 2018 Antwerp | €8.45m | — | €4.66m | 59.4 | 2025 |
| 9 | Oocl Benelux 2000 Antwerp | €4.86m | €6.93m | €1.77m | 57.7 | 2025 |
| 10 | Braxo 2030 Antwerp | €21.3m | €2.86m | €9.71m | 54.0 | 2025 |
| 11 | Somef 4020 Liège | €4.84m | €13.8m | €2.05m | 47.8 | 2025 |
| 12 | Scaldis Salvage & Marine Contractors 2030 Antwerp | €29.4m | €87.4m | €11.2m | 46.3 | 2025 |
| 13 | CLdN Ferries 8380 Bruges | €42.1m | €13.5m | €25.2m | 43.3 | 2025 |
| 14 | Sabai Sabai 1190 Forest | €16.5m | €6.14m | €7.04m | 31.7 | 2025 |
| 15 | NYK Bulkship (Atlantic) 2000 Antwerp | €188.0m | €33.5m | €146.1m | 28.8 | 2026 |
| 16 | Katoen Natie Tank Operations 9130 Beveren | €9.13m | €28.3m | €3.26m | 23.5 | 2025 |
| 17 | HMM (Belgium) Shipping 2000 Antwerp | €1.57m | €3.32m | 461,468 € | 23.4 | 2025 |
| 18 | Seafar 2000 Antwerp | €8.05m | — | €3.81m | 21.0 | 2025 |
| 19 | Exmar Marine 2000 Antwerp | €50.7m | €15.9m | €23.0m | 17.9 | 2025 |
| 20 | Excelerate Technical Management 2000 Antwerp | €11.8m | €42.1m | €1.81m | 17.0 | 2025 |
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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Frequently asked questions
Who is the largest employer in Water transport?
Dinant Evasion, with 91.4 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025).
How many Water transport companies report employees?
138 out of 415, in accounts less than 3 years old.
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Open the full file →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.