We are closed on 24th, 25th and 31st December. 
We are also closed on 1st January. 

The harbour office is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays during the winter months (November–March).

From April through to the end of October, we are open 7 days a week.

Opening hours can be obtained by telephone via +32 59 70 57 62.  

The first lock passage takes place 30 minutes after opening time.   The last possible arrive takes place 60 minutes before closing time. Thank you for bearing this in mind.

Please contact us by telephone on +32 59 70 57 62 to check our current opening hours. If we are unavailable, you can contact our Harbour Master, Simon Munters, directly on +32 474 68 82 78.

And:

  • The lock may be closed during spring tides, neap tides, storms, maintenance work or in cases of force majeure. 
  • For more information on days with problematic tides, please contact the harbour office.
  • Lock passages take place every half hour. These may be either inbound or outbound passages.  
  • Lock passages must ALWAYS be requested in advance via one of our communication channels. Joining a lock passage without notifying us is not permitted.
  • We operate grouped lock passages.

Lock passage procedure: 

  • Always contact the harbour office (on channel 14) before entering the lock! 
  • The lock keeper will note down the name, length overall (LOA), beam and draught of the yacht and will inform you of the time of the lock passage. Your berthing position will be designated within the lock.
  • Pay attention to the signage! Do not enter until the light is green and the lock keeper has granted you access to the lock.
  • Proceed as far forward as possible, moor alongside the vertical ropes, and switch off the engine.
  • Keep the mooring ropes taut until the lock passage is complete. There is no ‘free passage’ to the Mercator Marina.
  • All payments must be settled before leaving the marina.
  • To ensure the lock passages run as smoothly as possible, please remain on standby on channel 14 so that you can respond quickly to our instructions.