 The port of Antwerp, the second-largest in Europe, developed on its banks.Several canals (including the Albert Canal) connect the Scheldt with the basins of the Rhine, Meuse, and Seine rivers, and with the industrial areas around Brussels, Liège, Lille, Dunkirk, and Mons.The Scheldt flows through the following departments of France, provinces of Belgium, provinces of the Netherlands, and towns