Shipping on the Vechte and the canals (the Ems-Vechte-Kanal, the Nordhorn-Almelo-Kanal, the Süd-Nord-Kanal and the Coevorden-Piccardie-Kanal) together with the transported goods formed an important source of earnings at this time, when the town was also home to wealthy merchants, shipowners and mariners.
Laevatamine Vechtel ja kanalitel (Ems-Vechte-Kanal, Nordhorn-Almelo-Kanal, Süd-Nord-Kanal ja Coevorden-Piccardie-Kanal) koos kaubaveoga moodustasid sel ajal olulise sissetulekuallika, kui linnas elasid ka rikkad kaupmehed, laevaomanikud ja meremehed.