Although the smallest countries in the European Union, Belgium is in the top ten largest trading nations in the world. His strength in exports and goods is partly due to its central location and a workforce that is above average productivity. With its central strategic position, Belgium is a major hub between Europe and the world and freight forwarding industry has to benefit this important asset is its central location. Surrounded by Germany, the Netherlands, France and Luxembourg, while it is very close to Britain, Belgium to the heart of a consumer market of about 454 million people, it is one of the most important centers of international transport of goods.

and freight traffic has to have its strategic location and unique to Belgium, an important place in international politics, with the European Union, NATO and more than 1,000 international organizations based in Belgium. It has a remarkable expansion of international trade and freight transport from Bruges, Antwerp and the Walloon industrial areas, which has roots back to the Middle Ages have been. It was the 14th century has begun in Antwerp, to develop as a port and is today the largest port and fourth largest and second largest port in Europe.

Antwerp offers short transit times to major destinations worldwide. In 2007, nearly 17,000 vessels carrying out a cargo of more than 180 million tons to dock in Antwerp. Antwerp is also the fastest-growing port for container traffic in the Hamburg – Le Havre. Since the ports of Antwerp, Zeebrugge, Ostend, Liège, Brussels and Ghent, Belgium also has an infrastructure for the efficient movement of goods, set consisting of highways, railways and extensive network of inland waterways.Belgium for which is over 1,500 kilometers long, connects the major seaports in Europe, Belgian inland waterways, which are another important institution for shipping companies.

Belgium's major rivers, the Scheldt and the Meuse and its tributaries and canals connect to all country.This cover is the second largest waterway in Europe and offers highly efficient transport for the transfer of goods, both environmentally and economically company.Belgium for the shipping company or freight is, has a long history of investing in the infrastructure to international freight and shipping companies. His sound logistics and freight networks still place in the international surveys.

He was one of the first countries in Europe use the trains and he quickly built the densest railway network in the world. The rail network connects more than 62 million tons of cargo per year, with high-speed trains was up to ten times a day in London, Cologne, Amsterdam and transport Paris.Waterways improves the creation of boat lifts, as they removed the channel. The port of Antwerp has construction sites and blocking, the large dock and lock Berendrecht is the biggest lock in the world. There are no fewer than seven international highways, 2,000 km and linking Belgium with France, Germany and the Netherlands, which the international carriage of dangerous goods by road straight ahead for shippers.

In addition, there are more than 12,000 kilometers of regional road networks. Airports are also modern and efficient. Flight time most large European cities are less than two hours and about 18 million passengers used the airport in 2007. The Association of European Airlines (AEA), Brussels International Airport is the most punctual airport in Europe. It also offers the fastest service for the airline and has handled nearly 800,000 tonnes of freight in 2007th Airports Bierset Liège-Charleroi, Antwerp and Ostend are also many foreign destinations.

With regard to freight, Belgium has developed the concept of combined transport. A number of container ports, inland waterways have been built and the port of Antwerp has been extended recently with a tidal container dock, the Deurganckdok, the ships can be processed faster. Infrastructure high-speed rail system to and from the port of Antwerp is also extended further.So Belgium consolidate its position as a bridge across the European business and world leaders to consolidate the business

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