We are closed 24th, 25th and 31st December. 
We are closed 01st January. 

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

In April/May, we are open 7 days a week from 08:00 to 19:00. 

The first outbound lockage takes place 30 minutes after opening time.  The last inbound lockage takes place 60 minutes before closing time. Thank you for taking this into account. 

Please contact us by telephone on +32 59 70 57 62 to check our current opening hours. If you are unable to reach us, you can contact our harbour master, Simon Munters, directly on +32 474 68 82 78. 

and:

  • The lock may be closed during spring tides, high tide, storms, maintenance work or in cases of force majeure.
  • For more information on days with restricted tidal movements, please contact the harbour office.
  • The lock gates open for half an hour at a time. Depending on demand, these may be the incoming or outgoing lock gates.
  • Lockings must ALWAYS be requested in advance via one of our communication channels. It is not permitted to operate a locking without authorisation.
  • We operate on a group locking system.

Lock procedure:

  • Always contact the harbour office (on channel 14) before entering the lock! 
  • The lock keeper will note down the name, overall length (LOA), width and draught of the yacht and will specify the lock time. You will be allocated a berth within the lock.
  • Pay close attention to the signals! Do not enter until the light turns green and the lock keeper has confirmed your entry into the lock. 
  • Proceed as far forward as possible, moor to the vertical ropes and switch off the engine.
  • Keep the mooring lines taut before passing through the lock. Direct access to Mercator Marina is not possible.
  • All payments must be settled before leaving the marina.
  • To close the locks as quickly as possible, please remain on standby on channel 14 so that you can respond promptly to our instructions.