安特卫普港是世界大港之一,位于比利时埃斯考(原译些耳德)河河畔,通过与来因河的连接,来因河沿岸国都成为其广阔的腹地。 由于各国间贸易交往迅速增加,安特卫普港发展成为重要的转运港,如西德通过安特卫普港的内河货运量,1972 年达到约1,000万吨,即西德进出口货物的 25％要经过安特卫普港,1974年已增长到约 1,500万吨。 The port of Antwerp, one of the world’s great harbors, is located on the banks of the Esco (Belgium) Euston, and by its connection to the River Lyon, the coast of the river has become a vast hinterland. Due to the rapid increase in trade exchanges among countries, the development of Antwerp Port became an important transshipment port. For example, the volume of inland waterway transport by West Germany through the port of Antwerp reached about 10 million tons in 1972, that is, 25% of the West German import and export goods would pass through Antwerp Port, It has grown to about 15 million tons in 1974.