This article examines the migration trajectories of seafarers who worked on Belgian merchant vessels departing from the port of Antwerp during the second half of the nineteenth century. Based on the Antwerp seamen’s registry, which recorded information on voyages of seafarers on Belgian merchant vessels departing from Belgium’s main commercial port, this article shows that Antwerp’s maritime recruitment area vastly expanded with the advent of steam. The proportion of low-skilled seafarers who originated from inland areas increased as a result of the creation of new departments aboard ship and the emergence of ocean liners. However, established migration fields remained important for the supply of skilled labour in deck departments, which indicates that there was also continuity. The findings suggest that each department had its own dynamics and therefore old and new patterns co-evolved during a period of transition.

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海员从航海过渡到蒸汽船的迁徙轨迹：1850-1900 年安特卫普的变化和连续性

本文考察了 19 世纪下半叶在从安特卫普港出发的比利时商船上工作的海员的迁移轨迹。根据安特卫普海员登记册，该登记册记录了从比利时主要商业港口出发的比利时商船的海员航行信息，本文表明安特卫普的海上招聘区域随着蒸汽的出现而大幅扩大。由于船上新部门的创建和远洋班轮的出现，来自内陆地区的低技能海员的比例有所增加。然而，已建立的移民场对于甲板部门熟练劳动力的供应仍然很重要，这表明也存在连续性。