Zwaaidok (Ostend)
Belgium /
West-Flandern /
Ostend
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Houtdok and Zwaaidok. Belong with the Vlotdok to the "New Commercial Docks", the current Trade Port, conducted as part of an expansion of the port from 1898 to 1914. 1906: south of the Zwaaidok is applied a marshalling yard.
1932-1936: construction of new goods station south of the docks. Houtdok of Vlotdok separated by a movable wooden bridge, replaced in 2000 by two new identical drawbridges; Zwaaidok directly linked Houtdok.
Zwaaidok dimensions: 387 m long, 167 m greatest width, 8.25 m depth. The total length of the quay walls of the Wood and Zwaaidok, directly connected to one another, is 1048 m. On the south quay of the Zwaaidok's shipbuilding yard Belliard Murdoch NV located. The Connection, also from 1898-1914, with sloping quay walls, the Zwaaidok connects with the canal Bruges-Ostend-Ghent.
1932-1936: construction of new goods station south of the docks. Houtdok of Vlotdok separated by a movable wooden bridge, replaced in 2000 by two new identical drawbridges; Zwaaidok directly linked Houtdok.
Zwaaidok dimensions: 387 m long, 167 m greatest width, 8.25 m depth. The total length of the quay walls of the Wood and Zwaaidok, directly connected to one another, is 1048 m. On the south quay of the Zwaaidok's shipbuilding yard Belliard Murdoch NV located. The Connection, also from 1898-1914, with sloping quay walls, the Zwaaidok connects with the canal Bruges-Ostend-Ghent.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 51°13'5"N 2°56'40"E
- REBO offshore terminal - Vlotdok 1.2 km
- Stene 3.2 km
- Sunparks De Haan 11 km
- Transportzone 20 km
- Sint Jozef 20 km
- Salvage yard 21 km
- ICO 22 km
- CdMZ 23 km
- Aspiravi 24 km
- Domain SaintTrudo Abbey 24 km
- Spuikom 1.2 km
- Konterdam 1.2 km
- Maria-Hendrikapark 1.3 km
- Vuurtorenwijk 1.6 km
- Port of Ostend 1.6 km
- Fishers' Port 1.7 km
- Industry Zone of Ostend 2 km
- Old City Center 2.4 km
- Bredene (municipality) 3.2 km
- Training Horse Racetrack 3.6 km