A half-sunken, rusted, painted and wholly plundered ship has been floating in Berlin's East Harbor for a quarter of a century.
Dive into the history of Europe's old harbours, canals, and ships, uncovering the pivotal role they played in trade, exploration, and cultural exchange across the continent.
A half-sunken, rusted, painted and wholly plundered ship has been floating in Berlin's East Harbor for a quarter of a century.
Between 1885 and 1892, a new port project rose from the ground along the Ghent-Terneuzen canal. Ghent's chief engineer and later mayor, Emile Braun, designed the harbour sheds.
A blue harbour crane dominates Dock North. Built in 1973 by Boom Metalworks, it was the last crane installed at the Handelsdok.
The Waasland was once a hotbed of shipyards. However, the last active shipyard, the Chantier Naval de Rupelmonde, closed its doors in 1996.
Umlauftank 2 (UT2) is a research facility of the Technical University of Berlin that tests ship hydrodynamics, among other things.
The Ronquières Inclined Plane spans 68 meters and thus replaces sixteen locks on the canal between Brussels and Charleroi.
On Monday, January 1, 1872, the canal between the Leie and Roeselare was opened to shipping traffic. However, plans to extend the canal to Ostend or Nieuwpoort remained a dead letter.
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