Flanders offers businesses highly developed infrastructure in all of its aspects - from excellent accessibility by sea and air to extensive connectivity by rail, road and inland waterway, from one of the world's most productive and multilingual workforces to comparatively low-cost real estate.

In transport, Flanders is home to the Port of Antwerp, the second largest port in the Hamburg-Le Havre range and Europe's leading chemical cluster. There are three other ports including Ghent, Ostend and Zeebrugge. All connect with Europe's extensive inland waterway network and one of the world's highest density rail networks.

Brussels International Airport is ranked Europe's fifth for freight operations, while Ostend airport on the coast provides facilities for outsized and special cargoes. Ports and airports are all close to the region's freeway system, which links directly with those of France, Germany, the Netherlands and, across the Channel, the UK.