Lock opens to world’s largest ships

Nieuwe Sluis

The Ghent-Terneuzen Canal linking Belgium to the Netherlands has been installed with a new lock that now allows Panamax seagoing vessels to pass through.

The Nieuwe Sluis in Terneuzen was officially opened by Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Belgian King Philippe, allowing the MV Bregaglia to be the first ship to transit.

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