the canal was to be adapted for vessels up to . now one post-panamax vessel has already managed to pass through the existing lock.her name was alam permai with a deadweight of 87000 tonnes 1961–1968: lengthening of the Sifferdok 1966–1968: digging of the Petroleumdok 1968: inauguration of the new sealock 1970–1971/1975–1978: digging of the Rodenhuizedok 1996–today: digging of the Kluizendok With the digging of the newest dock, the Kluizendok, a new era dawned for Ghent. The first phase of the works was scheduled for completion in the autumn of 1999. From that moment onwards the first 1,200m of quay wall and waterfront sites behind became available. In 2005 it the Kluizendok became partially operational. It includes 100 hectares directly fronting the dockside, suitable for logistics and industrial developments, and a further 100 hectares suitable for manufacturing and assembly industries without a direct interface to maritime transport. In February 2015, Flanders and the Netherlands signed a treaty for the construction of a new lock at Terneuzen, scheduled for completion in 2021 and costing €920M. The new lock is about the same size as those of the contemporaneous expansion project of the Panama Canal. See also Ghent Bio-Energy Valley References External links Ghent Ports and harbours of the North Sea Geography of Ghent