OSTEND, Belgium (Reuters) – Belgium’s 72-km (44-mile) stretch of coast is distinguished by the world’s longest unbroken tramway to take beach-lovers from the Dutch border to the edge of France or vice ...

IN FRACTIOUS LITTLE Belgium, the Dutch-speaking Flemish and the French-speaking Walloons wholeheartedly agree on few things. They both cherish, however, the garland of pretty beach towns along the ...

The Belgian Coast isn't the longest stretch of shoreline, but what the 42 miles of wide sandy beaches misses out in terms of size, is more than made up by what it has to offer. Catering for families, ...

Tidal Transit has christened its new crew transfer vessels (CTV) Anthea Luna, which is on charter with the Belgian offshore wind farm operator C-Power.The new WindFlex 27 Quad IPS model, delivered by ...

A cargo ship lying at the bottom of the sea off the Belgian coast has been fitted with a new treasure chest: a stash of rare flat oysters. Molluscs have mostly disappeared from the North Sea due to ...

Panniers strapped to their haunches, a team of horses waded collar-deep through North Sea waters -- hauling wide nets along the Belgian coast as cawing seagulls swirled all around. In the saddle, clad ...

Back in the day, historians explain, poor farmers used to ride to the coast to fish -- as a way to supplement their diet. At first they pulled their nets by hand, later using mules then eventually ...