1. The center of Ghent is very accessible from the port. Ghent is not a very big city so connections are relatively easy.
2. The most northern neighborhoods of Ghent are located very conveniently for people working at the port of Ghent: Rabot, Dampoort, Muide, etc.
3. The villages east of the canal “Ghent-Terneuzen”. The canal “Ghent-Terneuzen” links Ghent to the port of Terneuzen on the Westerschelde (Scheldt) estuary in the Netherlands, thereby providing the former with access to the sea. The villages of Oostakker, Wachtebeke, and Zelzate provide good housing opportunities.
4. The villages west of the canal “Ghent-Terneuzen”. The villages of Wippelgem, Ertvelde, Rieme, and Assenede have good access to the western part of the Port of Ghent.
5. The province of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen in the south of Holland. The villages of Axel, Hulst, and Terneuzen offer cheaper accommodation options which makes them attractive to foreign companies looking for housing solutions.